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The power in His name

Philippians 2:10-11 

“that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” 

Throughout the last couple of years, I’ve had a lot of inconsistencies with my relationship with God. Whether it’s doubting God’s plan, doubting His love for me, or doubting that He is in control. One thing I’ve never doubted is the power in the name of Jesus. It seems that when all things go wrong, when trouble comes in a crashing wave, or your met with a situation that surpasses your capabilities, that name triumphs everything.  

Jesus. A name that brings the duality of comfort and weaponry. Jesus. A name that transcends time and order. Jesus. A name that heals every brokenness. Jesus...a name that holds more power than you are aware of.  

In order to really understand the weight of Jesus’s name, we must first understand what a name is, and how that points to Christ’s sovereignty. “A name is a term used for identification by an external observer”. There are two key parts of this definition that brings light into Jesus’s sovereignty: “Identification” and “External Observer”. What is the identification of Jesus? In simplicity it is Love and Power: Love because of his humility and self-sacrifice, and Power because he broke the chains of sin through that self-sacrifice. Who is the external observer? Everyone. That means everything seen and unseen. We are all external observers, and everything points to Jesus. 

If we look more closely at the verse, specifically “in heaven and on earth”, we see that His name holds no parameters. There are no restrictions to the lengths of His sovereignty. When we see that “every knee should bow”, it means that no one is above the name of Jesus. There are no spiritual beings that will ever be capable of triumphing the name of Jesus.  

I think we should also not look at the word “knee” and believe that Jesus’s name is only associated with physical beings. Jesus’s name speaks to the “knee” of your circumstances. Your fear bows to the name of Jesus. Your financial struggles bow to the name of Jesus. Your broken relationships bow to the name of Jesus. Your isolation bows to the name of Jesus.  

There is nothing that you are going through, or nothing that is against you that can triumph the name of Jesus, simply speak that precious, sovereign name over it and see what God does.  

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