Not in Our Strength, but In God's Strength, In God's Power, and In God's Authority...... (3.5.21)

 

…and in Your Name we have come against this vast army!
- 2 Chronicles 14:11

 
Fellow Faith Believers,
When Asa prayed in GOD’s Name, he declared that he was coming to do battle in the authority of GOD.  Asa was not going to do this in his own strength.  In the Bible, the name of someone always means something significant.  When Abram received the Promise of GOD, his name was changed to Abraham; signifying that Abraham (no longer Abram) was to become the father of many nations.  Jacob’s name (deceiver) was changed to Israel (Prince of GOD).  GOD’s Name, likewise, denotes Almighty Power.  Acknowledgement of GOD’s Name is an acknowledgement of GOD's Authority and GOD's Power; and is a key element in any effective prayer. 
 
As Christians, we pray in the Mighty Name of GOD's Son, Jesus.  That’s not just a nice way of closing our prayers.  It is a way of bringing The Power and The Authority of Jesus, into our request, into our situation, into our hearts and minds, and into our lives.  We have no power before GOD, except through the Name of His Son, Jesus.  For it is neither the size of the army, nor the opposition that matters.  In our prayer life, it is not the obstacles that we face that we must look at.  It is the Powerful Name of Jesus. 

Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes - Psalm 44:5. 

Asa came against the army of the Cushites, in the Name of the Lord our GOD:  and in your name we have come against this vast army. - 2 Chronicles 14:11.   This is reminiscent of his forefather David, and David's struggle against Goliath: 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’ - 1 Samuel 17:45. 
 

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~ Prayer ~
Father GOD,
I Come to You in the powerful Name of Your Son, Jesus.
Thank You, GOD,  for granting me the privilege of free access into Your Presence, through Your Son, Jesus Christ. Teach me to depend upon You, at all times, for all things.

In the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I pray.
Amen