RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY
DEVOTIONAL:
LIVING IN HIS EXCELLENT NAME ~
Thursday, March 6th - Pastor Anita.
For in him we live, and move, and have
our being; as certain also of your own
poets have said, For we are also his
offspring
Acts 17:28.
True Christianity is living in the Name of
Jesus. The very thought of this is so awe-
inspiring! Colossians 3:17 says “And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all
in the name of the Lord Jesus….” Notice
that the underlined phrase says “…do all
in the name of the Lord Jesus,” not
“through the name of the Lord Jesus.”
There’s a big difference between the two.
Doing all things in His Name means living
in His Name. That’s the way to live a
supernatural life. That means you’re living
for Him, in His authority. Therefore,
defeat, failure, and poverty can’t be a
part of your life. Life for you is glory all
the way, because the Name of Jesus is
named upon you.
Not realizing this truth is the reason some
Christians erroneously, pray through
Jesus. Nowhere in the scriptures are we
told to pray through Jesus Christ. Rather,
we’re to pray ‘in’ the Name of Jesus. To
pray through Him is to make Him a
medium; but to pray in His Name is to
exercise the power of attorney that He
has given to you. The former is a
demonstration of unbelief, while the
latter is real Christianity.
Nothing could be more sublime than our
call to live in the Name of the Creator of
the universe. His is the most wonderful
and excellent Name there is. Living with
this consciousness will stir unprecedented
boldness in your spirit, such that you’re
totally unruffled by any crisis! What a
glorious life we have in Christ!
Everything in life is subject to the power
and authority of His Name. God gave a
decree to that effect; He commanded all
of nature—everything in life—animate or
inanimate, to hear and obey Jesus
(Matthew 17:5). He has all authority in
heaven, and on earth. So if you find
yourself in a challenging situation,
declare, “In the Name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, I decree a change! I command
peace and calmness,” and that’ll be it!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for giving me
the Name of Jesus, to use and to live by.
By the power and authority of that Name
I declare that the lines are falling unto
me in pleasant places; I’m making
progress with giant strides today, with all
of nature, and everything that exists,
working together in my favour, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be
saved.
Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed,
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God and the Father by
him.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Mark 11:27-33-12:1-17
Numbers 18-19
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 24:22-27
Psalm 59-60