"In the Name"

October is here and with it, shorter days and darker nights.  It’s also that time of year during which the powers of darkness are celebrated.  As I watch Halloween decorations appear and witness the chaos our world is in between COVID, natural disasters, racial discord, and political tension, I have been impressed with the need to declare God’s power over darkness. 
 
While this is Satan’s temporary domain over which he exercises some control, Jesus broke Satan’s power and conquered the enemy.  God is still on the throne and ultimately in control of all that transpires on planet earth.  Therefore, this month as our country continues to get pulled apart by disunity and as evil is celebrated, let us, as God’s people, lift up a song of victory, a declaration of God’s power, and an anthem that tells the world and our own hearts that Jesus has defeated darkness and that celebrates the mighty, all-powerful name of the King of kings.

To kick off this set, we’re going to lift high the name of Jesus with Matt Redman’s song “In the Name.”  This song exalts the powerful name of Jesus.  It reminds us that in Jesus’s name there is freedom, redemption, healing, and power.  Our Savior’s name has the power to break strongholds, bring deliverance, and lift burdens.  Therefore, may we not be afraid to declare and lift high the name of Jesus.
 
So if you’re facing impossible circumstances, battling the enemy, or feel the oppressing weight of fear, anxiety, or depression, call on the Name that has the power to save.  Lift high the Name above all names, for in Jesus’s name there is freedom, life, and joy.  Here’s “In the Name” by Matt Redman.​

"In the Name"
by Matt Redman

In the name of Jesus, all fear must go now
In the name of Jesus, perfect peace
In the name of Jesus, burdens be lifted
In the name of Jesus we believe

No other name has power to say
Your sins are forgiven, rise up unashamed
And no other name has power to say
Go live in my healing, wake up from the grave

Yours is the victory that cannot be denied
Yours is the majesty that makes the darkness hide
Yours is the saving breath that brings us back to life
In the name of Jesus, the name of Jesus

​Yours is the kingdom and the throne forevermore
Yours is the power every knee will bow before
Yours is the glory all Your people stand in awe
In the name of Jesus, the name of Jesus
In the name of Jesus, the name of Jesus