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0:02 Before we pray, let's first take a moment to listen to God's word and then we'll pray together. Jeremiah 33:3 gives us a very direct word straight from the very heart of God today. It says, "Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known." Romans 10:13 also follows this with a very strong reassurance. It says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Several verses of scripture show us that
0:47 the Lord is always moved by our call. As believers, he wants us to call. He wants us to call on the name of Jesus. He wants us to reach out. It is part of the system of rescue he has put in place for us as believers. And that system works. That is why as believers, we have to know and believe that we can always call on the name of Jesus. And when we do, he answers and things change. The book of Philippians contains one of the foremost Bible verses that gives us a very clear view of what the name of Jesus can do.
1:33 Philippians 2:es 9 to11 says wherefore God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. When we call on the name of Jesus, we are keying into an age-old power that God has put in place in the name of Jesus. The Bible tells us that God has given Jesus a name that is above every name.
2:18 That means there is no name that can be called upon that is higher than the name of Jesus. There is no name that can speak or make commands successfully against the name of Jesus when the name of Jesus is at work and on the scene. The Bible says that at this name every knee must bow and every tongue must confess that Jesus is Lord. I think we need to take a moment with these verses today. We need to pray with them. We need to meditate on them until they become a part of us so that we will know the magnitude of the power and the efficacy of the name that the Lord is asking us to call on.
3:06 This is the name that the Lord has given to us. This is the right that the Lord has given to us as believers. He has given us a name that no other name, no other thing on earth can overcome. I believe one thing that hinders us as believers. One thing that keeps the name of Jesus from coming to the forefront of our minds and one thing that keeps it from becoming our default response is our unbelief. We know the verses. Many of us even know them by heart. But it is the reality of what these verses are actually saying that eludes us.
3:53 I believe that in the design of God, he intended the name of Jesus to be the one sure place of help for us as believers. He intended it to be the one name we call upon and everything changes. And truly when we call on the name of the Lord in truth everything changes. That is why the Bible says in Psalm 145 verse 18, "The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." Another verse also comes to mind today when we think about this. James 5:16 says, "Confess your faults one to
4:38 another, and pray one for another that ye may be healed." The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avaleth much. I would like to draw our attention to the last part of that verse. There the Bible says the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avaleth much. I believe that fervent prayer is only able to avail so much because that prayer calls on the name of Jesus. The truth is that every prayer that starts in the name of Jesus carries power. It carries the ability to cause a change. And that is why most of the time when we
5:25 pray it starts with father in the name of Jesus. In my personal life I have learned that the name of Jesus goes a long way in making everything better. It goes a long way in delivering the believer from the hands of the enemy. It goes a long way in rescuing us from the hardships of life. I remember some time ago I decided to meditate on those particular verses of scripture in the book of Philippians. I wanted to know what the name of Jesus meant. And it seemed the more I stayed on those words, the more my faith grew and I started to believe more in the
6:12 name of Jesus. I started to believe that when I called on the name of the Lord in prayer, things changed. Things became different from then on. Even my prayers changed and I saw that when I prayed, I actually expected answers and I got those answers and I thank God for them. I think those periods also taught me a formula for spiritual things, a formula for faith. Words that we do not stay with do not stay with us. The Bible says that faith comes by hearing the word of God. It is necessary then for us to build ourselves up in the
6:57 particular word we want to have faith in so that we can believe. When we stay with that word, when we hear it over and over again, our faith grows in that particular line. And if we must believe, we must be willing to commit ourselves to building up faith in this. We must build up faith in calling on the name of Jesus. And we actually must have the audacity to begin to call on that name with a heart full of faith. That is why the first thing we need to begin to do is build up our faith. And for this to happen, we have to stay in the word. We have to know what the word says about
7:44 the name of Jesus. And it is not just knowing it. We have to believe it. For us to also see the power of the name of Jesus in our lives, we actually have to call on the name of the Lord. We have to call on the name of the Lord in prayer. We have to say that name boldly and believe it when we say it and see what the Lord will do. In fact, I want us to start with a little experiment today. We are going to call on the name of Jesus together. I believe the beginning of every testimony is us calling on that name. Let us call on that name together today
8:30 and watch what the Lord will do. Let's pray together. Father, in the name of Jesus, I come before you today ready to believe. I have heard of your name. I have heard of what it can do for the believer. I have read about it. I have heard about it all my life. But today, Lord, this devotional made me look closely at my heart. It made me think deeply. And now I come to you because I realize I am not sure I truly believe. I am not sure I've always had steady confidence in your name. Lord, I ask
9:17 today, Lord, that you help my unbelief. Help me to believe. Help me to see rightly. Help my heart to see this truth clearly today. I have many times, Lord, permitted the world to overwhelm me. I have permitted the problems and the challenges I have seen to take over my mind. They have often seemed big and massive. But now I know that there is something bigger. I know there is somewhere I can go and be safe and that is the name of the Lord. So today Lord I take up this challenge. I ask Lord in the name of Jesus that you
10:03 step into my life today. I ask that you step into my situation. I ask that you step into every challenge and every problem that I ever thought was too big or that I ever thought had no solution. I know that your name is exalted above all names. Exalted above all things, exalted above every problem, every challenge, and everything the devil may have prepared as a hindrance in my journey. So I call upon you today, Lord, and ask that you step in. I ask, Lord, that you take control. Father, in the name of Jesus, I also
10:49 pray against the spirit of fear today and every seed of doubt. I pray against every rising up of fear and doubt against this word. Every rising up of fear and doubt that could cause me to lose this word you have given me today. I stand against it in Jesus' name. For your word says, "You have not given me the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." A sound mind tells me right now that fear has no control over me anymore and there is no need to doubt the word of the Lord. I stand firm in that today.
11:35 I ask for grace to stand firm in it in Jesus' name. Heavenly Father, I also pray that you help me grow today. Help me build myself in this. Help me to stay in your word. Help me to know extensively what the word says about my victory as a believer. Also, Lord, help me to meditate. And even as I meditate, Lord, let your word be open to me. Give me an understanding I have never had before about the name of Jesus and about the power in the name of Jesus so that my faith can come alive. Heavenly Father, I thank you because you
12:22 have heard me today. Thank you for your word and thank you for the assurance you have brought through this devotional. Thank you for reinforcing it once again in my heart that I am never alone in my challenges. Father, I also thank you for the name of Jesus that you have given to the believer. Thank you for giving us a sure way of victory, for letting us know that we can use this name for our rescue and that when we believe, we will see you at work. Thank you, Lord, for the privilege to call on you. I also thank you today for answering my prayers. Thank you because
13:10 I know that from now on things are going to be different. I believe right now you are stepping in, aligning and arranging everything on my behalf. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. I hope this devotion reminds you of the power in the name of Jesus. Whatever challenge you are facing today, call on his name with faith and believe that he is able to step in, take control, and bring change. We pray that everything lifted in this prayer comes upon your life in Jesus' name. If you have any special prayer requests, feel free to share them in the comments. We would be honored to pray for you. And if Grace
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