The Name of Jesus

 The Name of Jesus

March 2, 2025

John 1:1-5

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things cameinto being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Revelation 1:8

8 “I am the Alpha andthe Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 3:7b

He who is holy, who istrue, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:

Revelation 3:14b

The Amen, the faithful andtrue Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:

The Apostle John knew who Jesus was, and knew the power of His name. He opens up his gospel and his revelation with a powerful declaration of who Jesus is. He is the Word, He is the beginning and the end, He is the light of men, He is alpha and omega, he is the Holy One, He is the Almighty, He is the Amen, He is the faithful and true witness, and on and on… Why does he open his writings with such an introduction of the names of Jesus? He wants his readers to understand who Jesus is and that there is power in the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus encompasses all that He is. When we invoke the name of Jesus, we invoke the power and majesty and authority of Jesus the King, the beginning of all creation. Jesus himself teaches us to pray in His name.

John 16:23-24

23 In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. 24 Until nowyou have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

Jesus is power and authority, and when we pray in the name of Jesus, that power and authority Is available to us for healing, deliverance, and answers to all sorts of prayers. Praying in the name of Jesus is more than a formula, where we end our prayers “in the name of Jesus, Amen.” It is calling on the promise of Jesus to answer our prayers with all His power and authority. There are books written about the names of of Jesus and so I can’t include all of that here, but let me simply say that the key to seeing answers to prayer is the name of Jesus. All that He is and all that He represents and all the power and authority that he possesses is bound up in His name, so the can be expressed and released when we pray in the name of Jesus.