Acts 3:1-10
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of
prayer, being the ninth hour.
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom
they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful,
to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Who seeing Peter
and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on
us.
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of
them.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have
give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and
immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into
the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
And they
knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the
temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which
had happened unto him.
The Name Of Jesus, What A Gift!
As far as this
world is concerned, both believers and unbelievers enjoy several things in
common irrespective of their belief or unbelief. God made these available to
all. For instance rain, sun, air and many other natural elements are direct
gifts from God to humanity and God gives these liberally to all created beings.
But there is a
particular gift of God that is limited only to the believers today and that is
the name of Jesus. Peter told the beggar by the Beautiful Gate, silver or gold
have I none, but such as I have, give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth, rise up and walk. However, the man stood up and walk.
Salvation
confers on us the right to become the heirs of God even a joint-heir with
Christ. Hence, all that belong to Jesus both here on earth and in heaven
including His kind of power and authority belong to us. 1 Corinthians 3:21.
But we remain as
powerless, impotent and ineffective as
ever without the knowledge of this gift of God.
As an heir, all
things belong to us but among many other things that was given to us as a gift
of God is the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is our present day
possession. It is no more a promise. It is our heritage in the now.
The Name Of Jesus Was A Promise In The Old Testament
The people of
the Old Testament never had the opportunity of coming in contact with this
name, they actually heard about Him but they never had the opportunity of
taking advantage of that name. Isaiah
7:14, 9:6.
For their sins
to be forgiven and for them to escape the wrath of God, they had to go through
a rigorous exercise of killing bulls and rams in sacrifice to God and in obedience
to the Law of Moses. They did this everyday of their life until the
appearance of Jesus Christ.
Powerful Effect Of The Name Of Jesus
What a privilege the Father conferred on us. The
name of Jesus paid for all sins I have ever committed, such as I have is my divine
identity in Him. When he died paying the price for the sins of the whole world,
I was identified in Him and the sinful nature in me died together with Him.
When he was buried, the sinful nature in me was buried together with Him and
when He resurrected, He rose up a spiritual body in immortality. So also I
resurrected with Him in a newness of life, pure, holy and acceptable to God the
Father. Romans 6:3-4.
The name of
Jesus is not just a solution out of many but the only solution to all problems
in the world today both physically and spiritually.
In the early
days of men on earth, men with physical strength were placed in a high esteem
as solution to man’s problems in those days. Later on with the invention of
science and technology, men with mental strength emerged as the world power and
solution to the world problems. But today both physical and mental strength of
men have failed, the solution is left only in the men that bear the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Take Advantage Of The Name Of Jesus
Therefore, if
you are already a born again Christian, you are a solution to this generation.
The world is actually waiting for your manifestation. You are the light of the
world, until you shine the world remains in darkness. The church i.e. the body of Christ is the only
solution to the world’s problems today. May you never fail in discharging your
responsibilities in the name of Jesus.
The Revelation Of The Name Of Jesus
In Exodus 6:3,
God was revealed to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty but to Moses was
He revealed as Jehovah and to the people during the earthly ministry of Jesus
Christ, He was foretold and revealed to them as Emmanuel which means “God with
us”. Today God is not only revealed as being with us but also in us. Colossians 1:27 says, Christ in you, the
hope of glory. This means, Christ is no more just with us, He has finally taken
His abode in us through the power of the Holy Spirit giving us the ability and
right to stand before the Father without any sense of guilt or inferiority
complex in His name. Hence, such as I have today is Jesus Christ who abides in
me and give me the hope of glory.
When we pray to
God the Father, for the prayer to be effective, it has to be done in the name
of Jesus which means we are indeed the one praying to the Father but God is not
responding to us based on our own righteousness but through the righteousness
of His own son Jesus Christ who have redeemed us with His own blood. John 15:16.
Significance Of The Name Of Jesus
But what does a
name stands for? Unlike the dictionary definition of name, the name of Jesus is
actually more than a word or group of words used to identify something or someone.
The name of Jesus depicts His identity as a man and as a spirit, His personality as
the King of kings, His authority both in heaven and earth and His character as
the Saviour of the whole world.
Today, the whole world is already saved from the hand of the ark enemy who happened to be the devil.
The name of Jesus is a sure gift to be used as a weapon against the enemy. But, it may not work for you if you are yet to become born again.
Are you ready to accept Him?
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He is able to undo all that the enemy has done in your life.
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