The Importance of a Name

Do you know just how powerful a name is?  King Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived. Wrote: “A good name is more desirable than great riches….”  He also wrote in Ecclesiastes 7:1: “A good name is better than fine perfume.”

When Moses was sent to the Israelites in Egypt, “Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM.”

The actual word God used to describe Himself was “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” which simply means I AM.

God reveres His Name highly. Every man, women, and child is made in His image.  It is important to Him that we treasure our own name and that we not take lightly the supreme value of a good name.

By calling Himself such a name, God was stating that He is, and will always be, the ultimate answer to everything we need.  He is “Jehovah-jireh,” which means, The Lord will provide. God provided us everything when He sent His Son to shed His blood for our sins. Jesus is our great “I AM”.    

“In Jesus' Name.”  It's more than a phrase we tack onto the end of our prayers.  All that God is and does is represented in the Name of Jesus.  The Amplified Bible says when you ask in His Name, you present your requests to the Father on the basis of all that Jesus is.  So you can boldly expect to have those requests granted--not because you're worthy, but because He is!   

What's more, the Name of Jesus carries authority over all other names. In Philippians 2:5-11, the Apostle Paul tells us, "God also hath highly exalted him [Jesus], and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth."

Sickness and disease has a name, financial difficulties has a name, and the devil that has your lost loved ones wrapped up in sin has a name. But no name is more powerful than the mighty name of Jesus. When you speak the name of Jesus over your situation and over your sickness, it WILL bow.

Jesus' Name.  Dig into the Word and find out just how much power and authority it really carries.  Then use that power every time you pray.  Stop hoping God will answer and start expecting Him to cause every circumstance in your life to bow its knee in honor of that glorious Name!

Craig Garland