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The Father's Name Given to Me
(Jn17:11; He1:4-5)
God is the God of honor.
He cherishes His name the most (Eze36:21) and
Considers it the greatest possession (Eze44:28).
Faith is receiving His name and cherishing it and
The life of this faith is being successful with the great inheritance, His name.
Some people benefit from the fame of their family's name,
While others are harmed by the disgrace of their ancestor's name.
God gives His name to His children as inheritance.
However, to another, that is, the angels (He1:5),
He does not give His glory or His praise (Is42:8).
Because Adam became proud having the authority to name all the animals in the Garden (Ge2:19),
He was deceived to be like God and sinned, consequently being banished (Ge3:4-6, 24).
This was due to the devil, the fallen archangel, Lucifer, who in heaven
Became proud and wanted to be like God but was cast down to Hades, the universe (Is14:12-15).
Thereafter, the temptation for all men was to make a name for themselves (Ge11:3-4):
After the judgment by flood,
Men went against God's dispensation and tried to build a city and a tower.
For Abram believed in God's covenant that said that God would make his name great (Ge12:2),
God named him Abraham, which means, "a father of many nations" (Ge17:5).
His descendants, the Israelites, became a holy people, high above all nations (Dt26:19) for
The name Israel was the name received after wrestling with the angel (Ge32:24-28) and
The people of Israel knew the name of God delivered by the angel was "Jehovah" (Ex3:2-4, 6:3).
While the Law warned them against the sin of misusing His name (Ex20:7).
In the sanctuary where the name of God was (2Ch20:5-8),
The sacrifice and worship that honored His name continued in fear.
Finally, Yeshua the Son of God appeared and said,
"Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days" (Jn2:19), because
He was going to tear down the name "Jehovah" and raise the name "Yeshua" (He10:9) for
It is the name of the Father that the Father gave to the Son as His inheritance (Jn5:43, 17:11; He1:4).
Though His work in the Father's name, such as
Driving out demons, healing etc during His public life all testified Him (Jn10:24-25),
The Jews who honored the name Jehovah considered Him as blasphemous, thus put Him to death.
As He died, however, Yeshua said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Lowered Himself to the point of death on the cross and fully received the name that is above
all names, the name that the Father wanted to give to the Son since the beginning (Php2:6-11);
2) Judged the angel who attempted to challenge God (1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His blood on men, making them a soil to receive the Father's name (He9:22).
Yeshua rose, ascended to heaven and sat on the throne.
The Holy Spirit whom He sent comes in the name Yeshua (Jn16:7, 20-24) and
Lets believers cherish His name for
Those who believe His name are not condemned (Jn3:18);
In His name, they receive salvation (Ac4:12; Rm10:9, 13), forgiveness (Ac10:43),
The right to become His children (Jn1:12), life (Jn20:31), healing and power (Mk16:17-18), and
In His name, they receive whatever they ask (Jn14:13-14).
The man of the Spirit knows that he received the greatest inheritance from the Father and
Thus has the confidence to always be joyful and
Live boldly and dignified for the success and the glory of the Father's name,
Pouring himself out for the kingdom where Yeshua's name is the King,
For the church where Yeshua's name is the Head and
For nurturing the souls given to him (Jn17:11).
O Lord,
Father,
Thank You for giving me the name Yeshua!
In the name Yeshua alone,
I possess life, blessing, joy, happiness, power, authority, hope "” I possess the whole world!
Amen.