For the Name of the Lord
(Php 2:5-12)
God is the Lord.
All things comes from Him and return to Him(Rm 11:36), and
He lets the servants who revere His name(Neh 1:11)
See His face and serve Him eternally(Rev 22:3-5).
Faith is longing for the name of the Lord(Is 26:8) and
The life of this faith is living for the name of the Lord(2Th 1:12).
The fact that God has a name is
On the premise that there exist other persons for
His honor, relationship and authority is
All by HIs name.
The Lord(Adonai) God is the Creator.
While all things obeyed according to His word(Ge 1:3-30),
Adam was deceived by the devil and disobeyed(Ge 2:17, Ge 3:4-6).
As a result, all men became slaves of the devil following him to hell(Mt 25:41).
Once Moses revealed the Lord's name to the pharaoh(Ex 3:13, Ex 5:23),
God punished the nation the Israelites served as slaves and
Made them His servants(Ge 15:13; Ac 7:7).
For the Lord's people(Ex 6:6) followed
Moses, the pillar of clouds, and the ark of covenant,
God endured even their rebellion(Ex 32:11-13; Nu 14:1-16) and
When they returned to
The sanctuary where the name of the Lord was and
Asked for forgiveness, they were forgiven(1Ki 8:33).
Thus, they confessed that there is no one like the Lord(1Ki 8:23).
However, the priests gradually showed contempt for the name of the Lord(Mal 1:6), and
The people defiled the name of the Lord(Mal 1:12; Ac 7:42), because which
The Temple of Jerusalem repeatedly became desolate(Da 9:18).
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would reveal the name of the Lord, not Jehovah but Y'shua for
God came as the Son of Man, taking the very nature of a servant(Php 2:6-7).
Though the winds, the fig tree and demons submitted to His command(Mk 1:25-26, Mk 4:41, Mk 11:21),
According to the prophecy, Jesus was sold for 30 silver coins(Mt 26:15).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Willingly kneeled before the name of the Father and became His servant(La 3:55; Jn 10:18);
2. Judged the devil, a servant who left his proper position(Is 14:12-15; Jude 1:6); and
3. With His blood redeemed all men who were enslaved by the devil(Eph 1:7; 1Pe 1:18).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne, and
At the name Y'shua, the name above all names
Every knee bows and every tongue confesses that
He is Lord, to the glory of the Father(Php 2:10-11).
The Holy Spirit comes to those who
Received the name Y'shua and
Testifies that the name of the Lord is Y'shua(Mk 16:17; Lk 10:17; Ac 2:34-36; Ac 4:30).
The men of the Spirit know that
They are servants of the Lord, and
Do all things, whether speaking or doing, in the name Y'shua.
On the Lord's Day, they return to the place where the Lord's name is and
Submit to the Lord's command,
Not as slaves but as loving servants(Ex 21:2-6).
They put every effort to bring
One more man to confess that the name Y'shua is Lord and
One more man to his knees before the name Y'shua.
O my Lord, Y'shua,
I truly love You(Ex 21:2-6)!
Even a dead dog like me(2Sa 9:8; Mt 15:26-27) longs to
See the face of the Lord and serve.
Lord, command us all for we are here to listen to You.
We want to return to where You are! Amen.
