The name of Jesus holds great significance and power for Christians. The Bible teaches that there is salvation in no other name except the name of Jesus (Acts 4:12). By calling on His name, we can be saved and receive eternal life (Romans 10:13). Jesus’ name also gives believers authority and power to do works in His name for God’s glory.
Jesus’ name is powerful because of who He is. Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins and rose again, conquering death and sin. He is now exalted to the highest place and His name is above all other names (Philippians 2:9-11). Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth by God the Father (Matthew 28:18). Therefore, using Jesus’ name in prayer and ministry carries His supernatural authority and power.
Here are some biblical reasons why the name of Jesus has power and what believers can do through faith in His name:
1. Salvation is found in Jesus’ name
The Bible teaches that salvation is found in no other name except Jesus. Acts 4:12 states, “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus Himself declared that He is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). His name signifies His sacrifice on the cross for our sins, through which we receive redemption and forgiveness.
When we put our faith in Jesus and call on His name for salvation, we are saved from sin and receive eternal life. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13). Salvation is a free gift of God’s grace that we simply receive through faith in Christ.
2. Healing and deliverance come through Jesus’ name
Jesus demonstrated His power and authority to heal the sick and cast out demons throughout His earthly ministry. After His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples they would do even greater works in His name (John 14:12-14). The book of Acts records how the apostles healed the sick and performed miracles by invoking the name of Jesus Christ.
“By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” Peter said to a crippled beggar (Acts 3:6). “In the name of Jesus Christ, stand up and walk,” Peter said to Aeneas, paralyzed for eight years (Acts 9:34). The early church experienced extraordinary power by preaching the gospel and ministering healing in Jesus’ name.
Even today, we can receive healing by faith in Jesus’ name because His power is just as real. When we ask Him to heal us or set us free from spiritual bondage, we can call upon His name for deliverance.
3. We have authority in Jesus’ name
Jesus said that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him (Matthew 28:18). As children of God and joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17), believers also have access to His authority to overcome the powers of darkness in Jesus’ name.
The Bible assures us that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). We can boldly approach God’s throne of grace and ask Him to grant us strength and power for every need by the authority given to us in Christ (Hebrews 4:16). Jesus said if we abide in Him and His words abide in us, we can ask whatever we wish and it will be done (John 15:7).
Therefore, we have the authority as believers to resist temptation, cast out demons that are oppressing people, proclaim freedom to captives and see God’s kingdom released on earth through faith in the mighty name of Jesus.
4. Jesus taught us to pray in His name
Jesus taught His disciples to pray to the Father in His name: “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). Praying in Jesus’ name means approaching God on the basis of Christ’s finished work on the cross and mediator role, not our own merit.
When we pray according to God’s will, fully relying on Christ’s redemption for us, we can boldly make requests of the Father in Jesus’ name. This brings glory to God and allows us to participate in His work on earth through prayer. As children of God, we now have access to communicate with and make petitions of the King of Kings by the authority given to us in our Savior’s name.
5. Demonic spirits must submit to Jesus’ name
The Bible records instances of demonic spirits being driven out and forced to flee when Jesus’ name was invoked by believers. As the disciples went out preaching and performing miracles in Jesus’ name, even the demons submitted to them (Luke 10:17). There is power in Jesus’ name to break demonic strongholds and set people free from spiritual bondage.
During an exorcism gone wrong in Acts 19, a demon-possessed man overpowered those attempting to cast out the evil spirit by saying “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” (Acts 19:15). This demonstrates that there is power intrinsic to Jesus’ name itself to make demonic spirits submit.
When confronted with spiritual warfare, we do not fight in our own strength but by calling upon Jesus’ name. The devil and his forces must surrender to the authority of Christ.
6. Ministry work is to be done in Jesus’ name
Jesus commissioned His disciples to go and make more disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). As Christ’s witnesses, the apostles performed signs and wonders in Jesus’ name to give glory to God (Acts 4:29-30). They taught and preached in His name for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 10:43).
All ministries and churches that honor Christ should serve in His name, through His enabling power. We represent Jesus to the world as His body. Our mission is to make disciples by reaching people with the gospel of salvation through His name and nurturing them in faith through His Word.
Even acts of service and charity are to be done in Jesus’ name. “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17). This brings glory and praise to God.
7. Calling on Jesus’ name drives away fear
The name of Jesus gives us courage, comfort and boldness. When Peter healed a crippled man he told him: “By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” (Acts 3:6). Though Peter was fearful and lacking faith when Jesus was arrested, being filled with the Holy Spirit gave him boldness to proclaim Christ’s name without fear.
We are assured that “those who know your name put their trust in you” (Psalm 9:10). Calling on Jesus’ name drives away fear, as the old hymn says “at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow.” Believers can have confidence in God’s power and protection by trusting in His name.
8. Giving thanks in Jesus’ name
We are exhorted to give thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:20). Only through Jesus are we able to approach God in prayer with thanksgiving. Though we are unworthy sinners, Christ makes us worthy to give praise to God because of the salvation He purchased for us.
Jesus taught that we should give thanks over food, “for everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving” (1 Timothy 4:4). Giving thanks in Christ’s name honors God as the Giver of all good gifts (James 1:17). It is because of Jesus’ mediation that we can give thanks to the Father.
9. Jesus’ name will one day cause every knee to bow
The Bible says that one day Jesus’ name will be exalted above all so that every knee will bow before Him: “so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11).
Though Jesus humbled Himself unto death and was exalted by God, the day is coming when all creation will recognize His power and dominion. His majesty requires that eventually all people will acknowledge and bow before the mighty name of Jesus.
As believers, we bow our knees now to the lordship of Christ. One day everyone will kneel before His throne and confess that He is Lord of all to the glory of God.
In conclusion, the name of Jesus holds tremendous power and authority because of who Christ is and what He has done on our behalf. When we exercise faith in His name, we can experience victory, deliverance, healing, and salvation. His name protects us, gives us boldness and access to God. Every knee will one day bow before Jesus, whose name is above all other names.
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