Salvation – Page 3 – James G. Owen, Author

Names have meaning. Oftentimes I have wondered if the meaning of our names impact our lives. I do know a name that has impacted every life who have received the name, and brought it into the hearts and minds. I have seen the fruits of this name in the works of salvation, redemption, deliverance and healing’s. With this name, it has impacted my life greatly by the aforementioned fruits. The name that has so much power, actually all power, is from the word in Hebrew yesha. The meaning of this name is in salvation, redemption, deliverance, and healing. The name I speak of is the name of Yeshua, and in the English is Jesus.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:3 KJV

Believe on his name. In the scriptures it tells us if we receive his name, namely believe upon Jesus, then he will give power to those who receive his name. How do we receive power by his name? It is through the act of repentance asking Jesus to forgive us of all our sins. When we pray for forgiveness then the power to use his name will come upon and within us. What are we to do after we are forgiven of our sins. We have been given the power to go into all the world and preach the gospel, to work miracles, and pray for people to be healed. All of this is done in the name of Jesus.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:12 KJV

Declare his name. His name is to be declared upon and throughout all the earth. Everyone will know his name, and hopefully everyone that will shall come to repentance and not only know his name, but know the Son of God Jesus. There is a prophecy in a prayer that Hannah prayed in 1 Samuel 2 where she is praying for thanksgiving of a male child and declares that every person, nation, and generation will declare that God is the only One that is God, that he is all power, and has the power over life and death.

By our ministry to minister Jesus to the world we will be declaring his name in the teaching of his ministry, miracles, and healing’s to the people who don’t know him and that are in bondage to the devil in the many diverse types of sins.

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Romans 9:17 KJV

The Power in the name. Those of us who have been forgiven has been given the authority to use the name of Jesus from him to minister to the needs of the people. With his name we are give the power to bind and loose. We can bind evil spirits and evil deeds, and we can loose positive things throughout the earth. If one would read the first three gospels we see Jesus going about Galilee healing the sick, lame, blind, raising the dead, and setting the captives free through deliverance. He is no longer here on earth, but we who believe upon him have the authority in his name to perform the same good works. These works are helped to come to fruition by the Holy Ghost who came as a Comforter when Jesus ascended to the Father in Heaven.

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
Acts 9:14 KJV

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
John 2:23 KJV

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 14:13-14 KJV

When we ask in the name of Jesus for needs he will answer because we have simply asked. If you have a need ask Jesus and the need will be met.

This name of Jesus is above every name. For no name has such authority. This name is the name of God. It’s root is in the Hebrew word yah which means I AM, and God says he is the I AM, that I AM in the Old Testament. This name is great and declares that Jesus is the Resurrection and the life, the bread of life, the truth and the life. What other name would have such power? I cannot think of any other name.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Phillipians 2:9

The power in the name is Jesus. He is God, the Creator.

Notes: All Scripture given is taken from the King James Version Public Domain Biblegateway.

Many people through the ages have asked this question. Many have found the answer by reading the bible given to them, heard many preachers, teachers, and disciples of the Lord Jesus tell of him. So, I asked myself the question and how I would explain the God of Israel, the God that Christians also call Jesus. Here are my thoughts.

God is Elohim. Elohim, a Hebrew word that is plural. Throughout scripture we see the definition of Elohim taught as the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. In the Old Testament we do see the trichotomy mostly in symbolism involving the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is direct in the Torah and the Tanach. The Son is spoken of, for instance, as the Captain of the Hosts and also as messiah types like Moses. The Holy Spirit is seen as water, wine, and oil in these scriptures. As we move along to the New Testament, which is a renewed covenant we see all three working through these writings being directly spoken of in context. God is made up of three persons, yet he is One. We are made in his image as body, soul, and spirit—three, yet one.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 KJV

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26 KJV

God is Light. In the beginning of creation, God presents himself as light. He is the light of creation until he creates the sun to provide a light through the seasons. In the new earth to come God returns as the eternal light where his people dwell forever. We also see in his person that God is light, in which there is no darkness, meaning God is perfect, life is in himself, and in his being sin is not found. He is holy. With his light and knowledge he reveals the deep and hidden things, which he has written into his word, the bible for man to find. When we need strength, encouragement, wisdom and knowledge we can go to the scriptures and find light for the soul which quenches the thirst we have for our spiritual needs. Within him is light. He is made up of light, and light dwells within him. He is bright, and so bright that no man can physically look upon him and live. This he tells Elijah so that he can go into the creft of the rock and God can show his back to him because God’s glory—his light, the shekinah would strike him dead. Why? Because we do not live in glorified bodies. Our bodies are corrupted by sin that came through the sin of Adam and Eve.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 KJV

He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Daniel 2:22 KJV

God is Light and Salvation. When I need light I go to Jesus to ask for strength and his light to light my paths so that I may stay and live in righteousness, for God is my strength that I need daily to ward off evil. He is life, and life on earth depends upon light to continue, and we must need light to continue living within our spirit man, the spirit that God breathed into us. When we are living righteously, we have his light and his light is sensed by all in the world, both those who live for Jesus, and by those who don’t. When we read his word, listen for his voice to guide us, with these paths we see his light and his goodness and love.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lordis the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 KJV

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalm 36:9 KJV

This is how I would describe God to anyone in the world. There is only one path to eternal life, and that is through Jesus the Son of God, the logos—the Word.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 KJV

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