Friday, 8 March 2013
Use the Name of Jesus
Dr RJ Sing
“Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Jesus received greatness of His Name after the resurrection from the dead. He inherited His Name when He was made alive out of spiritual death. It was after His resurrection that He revealed that all authority in Heaven and earth had been given to Him. Jesus was raised above every power and dominion. After His resurrection that Name that is above every name was conferred upon Him.
This was when Father God highly exalted Him. Jesus does not use His Name or has not needed it. He rules creation with His Word. He exists in equality with God. That Name was given to Him, that the church might use it. The ones, who have use of that Name, are those who have become joint heirs with Jesus. All that He is by inheritance is in that Name, and all that He has done is in that Name.
And that Name is for man. God has made that investment for the church. God has made that deposit so that the church may make withdrawals for her every need. There is no name in all three dimensions that is greater than the Name of Jesus Christ.
From the March 2013 issue, themed When I Act My Faith Begins to Work!.
