The Preeminent Name

The Preeminent Name

As “in all things” Jesus has “the preeminence” (Col. 1:18), so it is with His Name, which stands for His Person. The Father, because of the Son’s obedience ‘ un: to death.” has “given Him a Name that is above every name (Phil. 2:8-9). Thus, through faith in Christ, we now “have hfe through His Name” (J n. 20:30-31). His is the only Name “under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). But, as we “call upon Him” in faith and submission to His will, the blessed promise is that we “shall be saved” (Rom. 10:13; cf. Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21). 

Furthermore, as we, cleaving to Him in faith and devotion, pray in our Lord’s Name, the promise is God will hear and answer our prayers. “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son,” declared Jesus. “If ye shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it” (Jn. 14:13-14). 

In view of this exalted and efficacious Name of our blessed Lord, which we have taken upon ourselves, let us seek grace whereby we may ever walk becomingly of it. As Paul counsels, “Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him” (Col. 3:17; cf. W. 23-24). So shall we glorify “that worthy Name” by the which we “are called” (J as. 2:7).--Charles Cobb