“The Name Above All Names

 “The Name Above All Names”

 

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.  Philippians 2:9-11

 

What is in a NAME?  When the angel, Gabriel, came to Mary and told her that she had found FAVOR with God, and she would conceive and give BIRTH to a Son and you will NAME Him JESUS. He will be VERY GREAT and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the Throne of His ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel FOREVER; His Kingdom will NEVER END!  (Luke 1:30-33)

Even though Jesus was God in the flesh, He did not think of EQUALITY with God as something to cling to. He gave up His DIVINE PRIVILEGES and He took on Himself the HUMBLE POSITION of a SLAVE.  He HUMBLED Himself in OBEDIENCE to GOD.  And He DIED a CRIMINAL’S death on a CROSS. And was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE.

God EXALTED JESUS to the place of HIGHEST HONOR, because of His OBEDIENCE to GOD. And God 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.

The Apostle Paul tells those who are TRUE BELIEVERS, that we should WORK HARD to SHOW the RESULTS of our SALVATION, OBEYING GOD with DEEP REVERENCE and FEAR; because GOD is WORKING in US, giving US the DESIRE and POWER to DO what PLEASES HIM. And that we SHOULD live CLEAN, INNOCENT LIVES as God’s Children, SHINING like BRIGHT LIGHTS in a DARK, PERVERTED, CROOKED World.

One day SOON, Jesus will RETURN to the earth, and when He does, EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, and EVERY TONGUE WILL DECLARE that JESUS CHRIST is LORD of ALL. Until that time, those who are TRUE BELIEVERS should HAVE the ATTITUDE of JESUS CHRIST. We SHOULD agree WHOLE HEARTEDLY with each other, LOVE one another, WORK TOGETHER with ONE mind and purpose. And be HUMBLE in OBEDIENCE to God.

If you have NOT come to JESUS, God’s ONLY SON, who gave His LIFE to SAVE our SOULS from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there, then this is what you MUST DO:  ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. YOU MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION by CALLING on the NAME of JESUS CHRIST. The ONLY WAY to SPEND an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!