The name of Jesus (Third part)
Verse of the day: Marc 16:17 “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues”
Yesterday we ended the meditation by saying that in the name of Jesus every knee will bow, not only on earth but also in heaven and under the earth and every tongue must confess that Jesus-Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
This morning, we will discover the power in the name of Jesus over demons.
The verse of the day (Mark 16:17) tells us that in the name of Jesus, we have the power to drive out demons. The human body is the temple of God (1 Cor 6:19) and ONLY the Spirit of God has the right to dwell in it. Any spirit that occupies the human body must be driven out in the name of Jesus.
There is no other name on earth, in heaven or under the earth that has the power to drive out demons but only the name of Jesus. If someone is possessed by demons, we cannot deliver him in the name of God, El Shaddaï or Jehovah Jireh, because demons don’t fear all those names even though they are the names of God Almighty.
Sometime the name of Jesus fails to drive out demons simply because the person who confesses does not have faith in what he says.
Let’s consider the Jews who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus by trying to imitate what Paul used to do (Acts 19:13-17). Instead of being cast out in the name of Jesus, the evil spirit asked the following question: “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”
In other words the evil spirit was saying: “I know the name of Jesus Paul talks about because it’s full of power but your name of Jesus has no power at all”. Since the evil spirits were in a good position in term of strength, they jumped on them and overpowered them all. They gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding (Acts 19:16).
Therefore, what is important is not confessing the name of Jesus but it’s rather believing deep in the heart in his power by faith after having accepted Jesus-Christ as the Lord and the Savior.
Spend the day in meditating on the power of the name of Jesus over demons and tomorrow we will see the importance of doing everything in the name of Jesus
