In My Name

Posted 1/23/2011

Authority of the Name

With prophets, it means speaking and doing on behalf of God, in doing what He wants and would do De 18:15-20; Jer 14:14-15,23:25,27:15,29:9,21,23; Mar 24:25
- In De 18:15-20, Moses describes that God will raise up another prophet and give him the words to say, in His Name
With people, it means acting in the authority of the name (or pretending to) 1Sam 25:5, 2Ki 5:22
- In 1Sam 25:5, David sends servants ahead to Nabal on his behalf to send greetings and make a request for assistance (2Ki 5 was Elisha's servant going the same thing in deceit)
With false Christs, it is an effort to deceive Mat 24:5, Mar 13:6, Luk 21:8, Act 19:13-16; 1Ki 13:18
- In Act 19:13-16 some Jews were trying to cast out evil spirits in Jesus' name, but they didn't really
For example,
- Sending the kids to bear the message of what a parent wants done
- Sometimes the kids will "send" themselves with their desired message

With miracles, it gives great power Mar 16:17, Act 3:6,16,4:10,16:18
- In Act 4:5, Peter and the others caused great uproar by making man walk, in Jesus' name, though they were "uneducated and untrained"
With asking, it will be done and given Joh 14:13-14, 16:23,24
- In Joh 16:23, ask the Father for anything in My Name, and He will give it to you
With belief, it means everlasting life will be achieved Joh 20:31
- According to Joh 20:31, eternal life is impossible, but through faith in His Name, we can have it
With gathering as Christians, it means Jesus will be there Mat 18:20
- In Mat 18:20 unexpected power is given to a group of believers, because Jesus promises that He will be there when 2 or 3 are gathered in His name
For example,
- Praying for God's will in our adoption - in His Name!
- There is additional power in gathering to pray - in His Name!
- Preaching, singing, teaching, serving - in His Name!

With accepting children, it means humbly ministering to Jesus Himself Mat 18:5, Luk 9:48, Mar 9:41
- In Mat 18:5, the greatest have the least, and reach out in His Name to those who can do nothing in return, yet which counts the same as serving Jesus Himself
With the Holy Spirit, He will bring peace by reminding us of what Jesus said Joh 14:26-27
- In John 14:26, the Holy Spirit brings heavenly (true) peace by teaching us and reminding us of all things that Jesus taught and said
With the gospel, repentance for forgiveness of sins is proclaimed Luk 24:47
- In Luk 24.46, the desire of Jesus was to pay for our sins, rise in victory, and that we would offer that paid-for forgiveness to all the nations
With thanks, it effects submission from being controlled by the spirit Eph 5:17-21
- According to Eph 5:20, our Spirit-filled lives should be thankful, taking our joyfulness in the Lord into subjection to one another
For example,
- The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly