Ephesians 1:20-21(NKJV) which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
It was the prayer and the desire of the Apostle Paul for every believer to understand the power that’s in the name of Jesus. He told us that God the Father raised Jesus up and seated him at the right hand of the Father. There is spiritual warfare, and it is up to the believers who know the authority in the name of Jesus to enforce the victory.
Jesus is seated far above all principalities, dominion and might, and the devil is under His feet. His name is far above every name. Therefore, today, we have more authority and power in our prayer than in Daniel’s prayer in the Old Testament because we can command the demonic activities to submit under the name of Jesus. We rebuke and take authority through the vested authority given to us. There is tremendous power in Jesus’ name over any name, be it demon or disease, but we need to remember that healing takes time whereas miracles are instantaneous. Jesus’ name is far above every name. We need to exercise faith in His name, which has power in itself because of His accomplishments and conquests.
God has placed the devil under His feet. Because Jesus is a victor, all principalities and powers are subject to Him and to His name. The demonic forces only recognise and bow to one name—the name of Jesus. We do not pray in the name of Mary, James, Peter, or Paul because the name that’s recognised by God and the spiritual realm is the name of Jesus!
Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV) And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name, they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Nobody will use their own strength and natural abilities to overcome the work of the devil. We are merely enforcing the victory using the name of Jesus to instruct those defeated demons to retreat or be cast away from our premises, our environment, and our situations. Everything that we do including enforcing the victory is based on what the Scripture has revealed to us regarding our position in Christ and what Jesus has accomplished. Like how Jesus told Satan what was written in Scripture to resist and rebuke him, we are to do likewise through the Word regarding the conquests and accomplishments of Jesus Christ.
Sermon Series: His Name is Jesus
祂的名超乎万名之上
以弗所书1:20-21 “就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力，使他从死里复活，叫他在天上坐在自己的右边，远超过一切执政的、掌权的、有能的、主治的，以及一切有名的，不但是今世的，连来世的也都超过了。”
使徒保罗的祷告和渴望的是每个信徒都能明白耶稣名字中蕴含的能力。他告诉我们天父将耶稣复活，并让他坐在天父的右边。这里会有属灵的争战，它取决于我们这些认识耶稣名字和其权柄的信徒去执行并获得胜利。
耶稣坐在高天之上，远超乎一切执政的、掌权的、有能的，魔鬼伏在祂的脚下。祂名高过一切。因此，今天，我们的祈祷中所拥有的权柄和能力远超乎旧约中但以理的祈祷，因为我们可以凭借耶稣的名命令一切魔鬼的计谋降服于耶稣。我们通过赋予的权柄来斥责和夺取那些失散的权柄。耶稣的名中有无比的能力，超越任何名字，无论是魔鬼还是疾病，但是我们需要记住，治愈需要时间，尽管奇迹则是瞬间发生的。耶稣的高过一切名字。我们需要操练对祂的名字有信心，它本身就具有能力，基于耶稣对人类的彻底拯救和对罪恶的完全得胜。
上帝已经把魔鬼放在脚下。因为耶稣是得胜者，所有的被治理的国家和权势都服从祂和祂的名。魔鬼只承认和跪拜一个名字，那就是耶稣的名字。我们不奉玛利亚、雅各、彼得或保罗的名字祷告，因为得到上帝和属灵界承认的只有耶稣的名字！
马可福音16:17-18中说：“信的人必有神迹随着他们，就是奉我的名赶鬼；说新方言；手能拿蛇；若喝了什么毒物，也必不受害；手按病人身，病人就必好了。”
没有人可以凭借自己力量和天生的能力来战胜魔鬼的作为。我们只是通过耶稣的名字来获取必然的得胜，命令那些被击败的魔鬼从我们的周围、环境和情境中击退或逃离。我们所做的一切，包括得到必然的得胜，都是基于圣经所启示的，就是关于我们在基督里的位份以及耶稣已经做成的。正如耶稣引用圣经上的话来抵挡和斥责魔鬼，我们也要效法耶稣基督，凭着圣经经文宣告耶稣基督的拯救和得胜。
讲章系列：祂的名字是耶稣
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