The name of Jesus (Fourth part)
Verse of the day: Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him”
In the third part, we talked about the power of Jesus over demons because it’s the ONLY name evil spirits cannot resist.
We also found out that sometime the name of Jesus doesn’t drive out demons if it’s not confessed by faith and conviction.
The verse of the day (Colossians 3:17) tells us that in whatever we do, we should do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus but very often we are only interested in John 14:13 that says that Jesus will do whatever we ask in His name. Many people are interested in this verse (John 14:13) because it talks about asking but I believe the verse of the day (Colossians 3:7) is more interesting because it talks about all we do in word or deed. All a Christian can do like singing, worshiping, preaching, teaching, helping one’s neighbor, praying…must be done in the name of the Lord Jesus.
The verse continues in saying that after having done everything in the name of Jesus, we must give thanks to God the Father through him.
For a better understanding about why we must ALWAYS pass through Jesus, let’s read in Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them”.
It’s very important to understand that Jesus can ONLY save completely those who come to God through him. He saves them by interceding for them before the Father.
Interceding for someone means to plead in his favor. And since Jesus is the Son of God, whom He loves and with him He is well pleased (Matt 3:17), he is always listened. That’s why we should have the confidence of the efficiency or the perfection of our intercessor.
When we pray in the name of Jesus, we invite him to intervene for us before God because without him we will not be listened.
Let’s stop here for today and in the fifth part, we will see the consequences of being ashamed of the name of Jesus.
