Kelilah
Kelilah
Jul 20, 2017 · 6 min read

Beautiful Name of Jesus Christ [2]

Act 4:18 “And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”

Act 5:40 “They called the apostles in again. They BEAT them and told them not to SPEAK anymore using the name of Jesus. Then they let them”

If the name of Jesus Christ has no power, no effect, THINK about these verses. Why did they beat them up for using the name of Jesus, why beat them if the name of Jesus its just a name, how does using the name of Jesus makes them so angry, why should it make you angry if Jesus is just a prophet like other prophets and his name is just like yours, mine and other names?

Relationship — Identity — Resemblance — POWER — AUTHORITY in Jesus

Act 19:13 “Some Jews also were traveling around FORCING evil spirits OUT of PEOPLE. The SEVEN SONS of SCEVA, one of the LEADING PRIESTS, were DOING THIS. These Jews TRIED to USE the NAME of the LORD JESUS to MAKE the EVIL SPIRITS GO OUT of PEOPLE [drive out]. They all said, “By the SAME JESUS that Paul TALKS ABOUT, I order you to come out!” Act 19:15 But ONE TIME an EVIL SPIRIT said to these Jews, “I KNOW JESUS, and I KNOW about Paul, but WHO are YOU?” Act 19:16 Then the MAN who had the evil spirit inside him JUMPED on these Jews. He was much stronger than all of them. He BEAT THEM UP and TORE their CLOTHES OFF. They ALL RAN AWAY from that house.”

Without a relationship with Christ Jesus you can not do the same things that he did nor what Paul did, you are supposed to be like Jesus (resemblance) [in spirit]otherwise don’t be like sons of Sceva be original/authentic accept Jesus as your personal SAVIOR, learn from the Holy Spirit, the WORD of God, consult those who have gone before you. Having an Identity like(of) Christ is vital. Have a relationship and be identified with Christ Jesus and his gift of the Holy Spirit will come and flow in you, it means spending time with Jesus Christ in prayer and word . The word says

“That at the NAME of Jesus EVERY KNEE should BOW, of things in HEAVEN, and things in EARTH, and things UNDER the EARTH;”… Php 2:10 — God honors the name of Jesus Christ.

My Testimony about the Name of Jesus

End of 2008–2009 I struggled with a evil spirit/demon that was sent to me because I had chosen to follow Christ whole-heatedly despite whatever. I asked the Holy Spirit to teach me, instruct me, mentor me…; I made a covenant with GOD, about a lot of issues that relate and pertain to me. Spiritual challenges began to rise-up I didn't expect that I must say. First one was this evil spirit that seemed to have been with me, following me, going with me (monitoring me in order to obtain a chance to get inside me) but its just that it wasn't living inside me. So it will come when I switch off the light after praying and and am about to sleep, press me down, sometimes gently, sometimes forceful but because my spirit man was born again ( had light) it couldn't handle it and I had learnt at a tender age to call the name of Jesus at grade one, used to attend “Assembles of God”, this certain lady will invite me. I don’t know what she had about me, I think she liked me, but I was just a child and I will go, admire elders as they pray and cry and I wondered what really makes them to cry, it seemed a beautiful thing that which made them cry and I will try to cry but could not do it. I learnt about the name of Jesus and calling the name of Jesus then but it didn't mean much to me by then. In my attacks as a child I will hear myself saying in Jesus Christ name and the evil spirit will go. I had to teach my little brothers who also had these attacks when they slept so I told them to use/call the name of Jesus and they said it does not come out (the name of Jesus) when they say it and I said just say it in your heart the thing will know that you said Jesus and it will go.

When I was having these attacks my spirit-man (the real me) will be quick to say in Jesus’s name go, sometimes I will find him (spirit-man) up commanding demons, witches/wizard out and I will wonder how does this happen, how do I do that? but then in 2008–2009 struggling with this demon, there is a time the name of Jesus was taken away from my spirit (sought of withdrawn) if this evil spirit comes I couldn't say Jesus (Christ) it was blank nothing and I will fight using my human spirit, insult the demon to go or choose not to sleep again, or sleep with the lights on even if I hated it. One day the Holy Spirit said I have no faith when I switched on the lights and I knew it was wrong not to have the name of Jesus Christ in my heart, so I committed to saying the name of Jesus Christ during the day for days for 2–3 months still under this attack this spirit will come tormenting me, harassing me. I didn't understand that I have to go for deliverance because this evil spirit seemed so determined to want to get inside me but was being prevented by me calling the name of Jesus Christ and the light which was in me. I also don’t know why the Lord allowed it that the name of Jesus be withdrawn from me I believe it was for learning purposes now as I look at it.

One day I will achieve calling the name of Jesus one day zero (nothing). I managed to recover from this withdrawal, when I was able to use the name of Jesus, still this demon was becoming angry and angry and it will continue to torment and harass me. I told my brother about it and we will pray until one night when it came with force, my brother was awakened each time by my struggles in my sleep so that day he got angry and I heard him open my bedroom door command the spirit to leave and go and never to come back that day it went forever it never came back to torment or harass me again that was my first deliverance. Some deliverance were conducted by the Holy Spirit after prayer as I slept afterwards. I slept well and peaceful that night [I believe that was an ancestral spirit] it believed that it owned me and I should do whatever it wants and that I belong. I kept learning, I believe the Ndebelezi(abakoNdebele) have this ‘gift of discernment of spirits’ (good or evil(bad) even those who do not have a relationship with Jesus Christ its one gift that they have within them. Maybe because of a covenant our forefather made with GOD.

I hope this has just enlightened someone about the name of Jesus Christ, using it and its IMPORTANCE in our GENERATION/ERA and I hope this is not my last message about the name of Jesus Christ. I understand my paternal grandma used to say “Tell Jesus” “tshelu Jesu” I don’t know her much. I was blessed with two grandmothers that built, prayed for our foundation in Christ especially my maternal grandmother and I didn't have much time with them though.

John 17:11 “…Holy Father, KEEP THEM SAFE by the POWER of YOUR NAME — the NAME you GAVE ME. Then they will be ONE, just as YOU and I are ONE. John 17:12 While I was with them, I kept them safe by the POWER OF YOUR NAME — the NAME you GAVE ME. I PROTECTED them…”

)