Prov.
18:10 says “The name of the Lord is a
strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” The strong tower
is not a place but a name- the name of the Lord Jesus. The righteous will find
safety from destruction, satanic harassment, safety from failure, reproach,
setback and devastation only in the name of the Lord.
A
name is an identity. When you call a person by name, you recall all there is to
that person. When you talk about the name of the Lord, it implies authority,
rank, character, power, majesty and excellence. For example, if you went to purchase
a product, you immediately want to know what brand it is because the brand name
determines the value you will place on it.
In
these times of uncertainty, it is only in the name of the Lord you can find
safety. But, how do you run into the name?
In
Acts 4:31, the high priests recognized and understood the power in the name of
Jesus that they “straitly threaten them
and commanded them not to speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they
called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of
Jesus…” But the Apostles had a revelation of the name of Jesus when they
responded by saying, “there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12. See
also Rom.10:13).
Salvation
is more than just becoming born again. Salvation is a total complete package of
deliverance all round. That is, deliverance in your home, business, marriage,
finances etc. Consequently, you cannot gain deliverance, freedom and total
liberty in any area satan has harassed or caged you in no other name but in the
name of Jesus. Any prayer that is not stamped in the name of Jesus, were just words
rehearsed.
The
reward God the Father gave to Jesus for the work of redemption is that name. You
run into the ‘strong tower’ by calling upon the name of Jesus, but the calling
is with a heart of conviction and understanding that the name will work for
you. Jesus becomes responsible when you call Him into any issue. It is only in
the name of Jesus that everything about you can be kept and preserved.
In
the Old Testament, the covenant people only enjoyed a glimpse of the dimensions
of the Lord per time, but the beauty of the New Testament is that all the
dimensions of God is packaged in one and handed to us in Jesus. Every knee,
tongue, sicknesses will bow to the name of Jesus. Your circumstances/situations
all have a name and they will bow to the name of Jesus.
The
name of Jesus was given and it can be taken. We are co-partakers of all that
Jesus inherited. We are joint heirs with Him. Jesus declared that all that the
Father had given Him; He kept in His name. So whatever is lost now is due to
the fact that you refused to keep it. John 17:12.
In
order to keep all that God has given us, it must be kept in the name of the
Lord. So begin to use the name of the Lord in every issue, matter and situation
and watch the Lord go to work.
