Know His Name

Psalms 9:10 NIV Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

When someone is named a foreign ambassador, they go under the name and authority of the one who sent them. Not with their own ideas and policies, but in every way representing the country and leadership that dispatched them. 2 Cor 5:20, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,” makes it clear that we are not here to represent ourselves but the one in whose name we are redeemed.

For all those that have surrendered their life to Christ, have received His free gift of salvation, and invited the Holy Spirit to fill and transform their life, everything we do is to be done in and under His name. We receive His gift of salvation in His name, “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). We worship in His name, “Through Jesus Christ, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name” (Hebrews 13:15). We pray in His name, “And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). Everything we need and do flows from His name, “Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalms 124:8). Our lives are no longer about ourselves but about our identity as His adopted sons and daughters. We now carry His name.

There is significance in knowing God by name. To know (Hebrew: yada) means a deeper, intimate, personal relationship and understanding. Not to just know about God but to know His nature, character, reputation, authority, thoughts, feelings, and what pleases Him. God’s name is not just a title but a representation of who He is. This kind of understanding comes from only one source, the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:10-11, “But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.”

So who is this God we represent and carry his name? God described himself to Moses as “the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin” (Exodus 34: 6-7). The prophet Micha echoed this by describing God as the one who pardons, forgives, and even stomps on our sin, throwing our transgressions into the depths of the sea. One who delights in showing mercy and is filled with compassion (Micah 7:18-19). A far cry from the angry God that He is often portrayed as.

In John 14:14, Jesus makes a bold statement. A promise that men have tried to place boundaries and restrictions on since it was first stated. “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” Why was Jesus willing to make such a confident statement? It’s not because tacking ‘In Jesus name’ onto the end of a prayer makes it automatic or turns it into a ‘genie in a lamp’ experience. It means when you ask for something that aligns with His name—the nature, character, reputation, authority, thoughts, and feelings of God—you can be assured that God will answer that prayer.

Get to know God our Father and the authority, strength, compassion, and mercy that is in His name. When you know Jesus as our high priest who understands our weakness and the trials we face; access to the throne of God and His mercy and grace in times of need is a promise (Hebrews 5:15-16).

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John 16:24 NIV “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

James 5:14-15 NIV “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”

Matthew 18:20 NIV For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.

Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

Proverbs 18:10 NIV The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Micah 4:5 NIV All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

Leviticus 19:12 NIV Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Exodus 20:7 NIV You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

Psalms 100:4-5 NIV Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalms 135:13 NIV Your name, Lord, endures forever, your renown, Lord, through all generations.

Psalms 72:17 NIV May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

Romans 10:13/Acts 2:21/Joel 2:32 NIV For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

1 Samuel 12:22 NIV For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

Psalms 106:8 NIV Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known.

Psalms 8:1 NLT O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.

Isaiah 42:8 NLT I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.

Philippians 2:9-11 NLT Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalms 20:7 NIV Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Acts 4:12 NIV Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.