Name of Jesus
A third weapon God gave us is the Name of Jesus:
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in
heaven and on earth and under the earth, (Philippians 2:10 NIV)
And these signs will accompany those who believe:
In my name they will drive out demons.
(Mark 16:17 NIV)
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in
me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater
things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do
whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the
Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will
do it.
(John 14:12-14 NIV)
The word “ask” in the above verse
means “demand” in the original Greek (Strong 1983). We don’t demand of God though; we demand the
blessing to come, as in:
In
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. (Acts 3:6 NIV)
Or, we could also demand a demon to
leave. The disciples were amazed when
they saw that they had this power, that demons actually submitted to them in the Name of Jesus:
The seventy-two
returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your
name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall
like lightning from heaven. I have given
you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power
of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven.” (Luke
10:17-20 NIV)
Kenneth Hagin used this weapon in praying for his
brother’s salvation. He prayed, “In the
Name of Jesus, I break the power of the devil over my brother’s life, and I
claim his salvation!” Kenneth said:
The devil tried to tell me my brother would never be
saved. I said, “I don’t think he’ll be
saved – I know it! I took the Name of
Jesus and broke your power over him and claimed his deliverance and
salvation.” I went on my way and within
ten days, my brother was saved! (Hagin
2018)
Hagin, Kenneth E. “Breaking the Power of the Devil - Delivered from the Power of Darkness.” Rhema, 9 Aug. 2018, events.rhema.org/breaking-the-power-of- the-devil/.
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