THE POWER IN THE NAME "JESUS"

I once heard a man of God say once that it is two different things to believe In God and to believe God. To believe in God is to accept the fact that He exist however to believe God is to believe that He can do all that He says He will do, this is referred to as having Faith in God. 

Now deep down inside you as you're reading this, you know that most of us have this problem. We believe In God and his existence but we fail to have faith in Him. That is why you see many Christians are still oppressed and depressed because they fail to believe that He can do all things. 

Not to digress from the Topic, it is important we know the tool we have to get what need from God. Look at the story of Blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52. This was a man who had heard about Jesus and the miracles He had done. He had never seen Jesus or the miracles He had done because he was blind but he knew there was something different about Jesus. When he was shouting Jesus name many people told him to be quiet but he didn't listen. He knew the power in that name. He kept pressing on and that name lead him to his miracle.

This is how it is for many of us. When we call the name of Jesus, people laugh at us or people say "will JESUS come down from heaven and help you?" And this can be very discouraging for many of us. But I want to tell you this today, THERE IS POWER IN THE NAME JESUS. Philippians 2:10-11 which says  "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" proves the solidity of the name JESUS. 

Bishop Oyedepo told a story once about how on a journey his car was approaching a sharp bend and there was a big truck coming and he knew there was no way they were going to make it, but while others panicked he said the name JESUS once and that was how God saved them from what would have been tragic. 

God can help you. But you must know that Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. His name carries the power we need (John 14:6). That is why we pray in His name. His name carries power. 

CONFESSION 

"Lord, help me to not only believe in you but believe you. Help me to understand the power in your name. Help me to always turn to you when challenges come and strengthen my faith in you name. Amen"