Did
you know your name has been changed? It's no longer the same as it was
before you were born again. You gave your old name away when you made
covenant with Jesus.
To fully appreciate what that means, you have
to think about it in the light of what we know about blood covenant.
When someone enters a covenant of blood, he is giving himself completely
away. He is no longer his own. His assets and his debts, his strengths
and his weaknesses belong forever to his covenant brother.
When
you're in blood covenant with someone, that person's name becomes your
name forever. You cannot escape it—good or bad—it's yours.
When you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, He took your name! Your name was sin. Your name was weakness. Your name was fear and poverty and every other evil thing you inherited from Adam.
Jesus
took those names from you and gave you His own in exchange. That's
right! Ephesians 3:15 says that the whole Body of Christ has been named
after Him both in heaven and earth. That means you have been given
Jesus' Name. Its authority is now yours!
Just think about who you're named after:
"Jesus,
Mighty God, Wisdom, Deliverer, Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Word of
Life, Advocate, Provider, The Great I Am, Helper, Savior, Prince of
Peace, Wonderful Counselor, Lamb of God, Lord of Hosts, Root of David,
Author and Finisher of Our Faith, The Way, Healer, Son of God, The
Truth, Chief Cornerstone, King of Kings, Light of the World, Chief
Shepherd, My Strength and Song, Righteous Judge, Son of Righteousness,
Resurrection and Life, The Alpha and Omega."
Praise God, those
names cover any need you'll ever have. What's more, the power of God is
in His Name to bring that Name to pass in your life (Acts 3:16).
You
can't call yourself discouraged anymore. That's not your name. You
can't answer when the devil yells, "Hey, poor boy." That's not your
name. Jesus has taken those old names of yours. They're gone. So
meditate on the names of the Lord. They're all wrapped up in the Name of
Jesus, the Name above all names, and that Name with all its power and
authority has been given to you!
