What's In A Name | The Worshipper's Thought of the Day

There are two things that come with a person's name--THEIR character and THEIR authority.  Whenever using someone's name to access anything, the response received from the environment is based upon who that person is and what they represent.  For example, if I am authorized by the company CEO to handle business on his behalf, then it is expected for those with which I am doing business to treat me as they would him because (1) they already know his character, (2) they already respect his authority and (3) they will know that he sent me in his name. Jesus gave us His name to use because He knew that our names carried no weight in the realm of the spirit.  The government of Heaven as well as the Kingdom of Darkness respond to the character and authority of the name of Jesus, not ours.  Christ gave us His name that we might ask and receive of the Father that our joy may be full, according to John 16:24.  Furthermore, evil spirits can recognize whom Jesus sent in His name versus those who just went with His name (see Acts 19:13-16).

Oddly enough, we go through more changes than a little bit because we make the mistake of going to GOD in our own character and authority.  We do it every time we utter such phrases as, "We're just sinners saved by grace."  That's not what Jesus instructed us to do.  It's already been established that our character doesn't deserve to receive anything good from the Father, and our authority is completely worthless in the realm of the spirit.  Jesus gave us His name, His character and His authority, so why don't we just use it and save all the histrionics?  What goodness we receive of the Father is ours because we come to Him in Jesus' name.  Any authority we wield in the spiritual realm is due to us being sent in the name of Jesus to handle His business.

You see, our problem is that we don't understand the name we've been given.  We lack the degree of understanding required to make effective use of the character and authority we have in the name of Jesus.  We've been given Jesus' line of credit to handle transactions in the spiritual realm that we can't even afford on our own.  So no more do we settle for pain, lack, affliction or addiction.  No longer will we carry burdens Jesus never intended for us to carry.  He died that we might be free of them all.  So as we lift our hands and receive the name of our Christ, we inhale and breathe in the character and authority of the very Jesus who brought the government of Heaven to Earth JUST FOR US.  May we understand the name we've been given and confidently walk in the character and authority of it.

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