Ps 124:8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
There is one extremely powerful truth contained in this passage from Psalm 128: there is great power in the name of the Lord! The Lord has given us His name and in doing so He has given us great power in the spiritual world to affect the realms of both heaven and earth. Throughout the pages of scripture we are taught the reality that the works of God are performed in the NAME OF THE LORD. The apostle Paul taught the Colossian church in Col 3:17 “…whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Every action that we take is a reflection of the name of the God that we serve. Like the priests in the Old Testament we are the carries of God’s name and represent His power, wisdom and nature when we speak and act. Deu. 21:15 tells us that the priests were chosen by the Lord to “minister and to pronounce blessings in the name of the LORD.” Our purpose is to serve people and to distribute blessing to people IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. We are the means through which God has chosen to pour out blessing. You might be asking yourself, “What blessing do I have to pour out on anyone?” In and of yourself you possess nothing! The power is in the name! Paul spoke to the church of Philippi in Phil 2:9-11 and said of Jesus “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” NIV When we speak as God’s representatives using His Name, His authority, not our own we have all of the power of heaven and earth behind our words. When we bless in that name blessing will flow because we are priests of the most High God!
Long before he was king of Israel David understood this principle. Even as a boy he did not fight his battles in his own strength but as a reflection of the God that he served. When he fought the giant Goliath in 1 Sam 17:45-46, even though all natural reasoning would insist that there was no way that David could win in this conflict David conquers his enemy because He understands where the battle is truly being fought. David pronounces judgment upon the giant and the battle is over in the spirit realm before David has even thrown a single stone. “David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” NIV David would have never gone charging boldly into battle against the giant in his own strength. It was only because he understood the power of the Name of the Lord that he had boldness to fight. Make it your goal today to live as a servant of the Name that is above every other name!
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