Doing Everything In The Name Of The Lord
DOING EVERYTHING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
In Colossians 3:17 Paul charges us to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus. In Phi lippians 4:13 he testifies, "I can do all things in Him who empowers me." It is somewhat easy to understand what it means to be able to do all things in the Lord who empowers us, but it is quite difficult to understand what it means to do all things in the name of the Lord. The name, of course, denotes a person. When we call some one by name, that person responds. Hence, a name denotes a person. Apart from the person, the name is empty and meaningless. Because the name denotes a person, to do things in the name of the Lord must mean to do things in His per son.
PRAYING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD
In John 15:16 the Lord Jesus says, "Whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you." Here the Lord speaks of asking the Father in the Lord's name. John 14:13 and 14 say, "And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that