Put Some Respect on His Name!

Ok, so maybe I'm being a Petty Betty when I say this but...when you write in Jesus name it should be Jesus with an apostrophe.  Look, I said I might be Petty Betty, lol, but the apostrophe is a punctuation mark that can indicate possession. 

Jesus possesses His name, as in it's His so when we ask for anything in His name or end a written prayer with the common phrase "in Jesus name", we should be writing "in Jesus' name".  God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) possesses all the land and all on, in, above and under it.  We are His possession.  When we ask for anything in prayer and supplication we are asking Him, essentially for His possessions.   Here is the beautiful thing...He tells us to ask in His name!  He wants us to ask in His name so that He can give us our hearts desires, which hopefully are aligned with His desires for us.

There are so many bible verses that speak to asking for anything and all in His name, but read the Book of John for sure.   For example, John 14:13-14 literally says whatever you ask in My name, if you ask anything in My name, it shall be given to you.  I also like Colossians 3:17, where it states that whatever you do in word or deed do it in Jesus' name, giving thanks to God.  Now please understand that just because you ask for something in Jesus' name doesn't mean He can't say no, remember He possesses ALL and if God doesn't feel you are ready for it He will not give it to you and if you do something without His permission it may not work out well for you.  Remember, you are in the world but not of the world, meaning just because you are able to do something doesn't mean you should.

So put some respect on His name!  Father God I pray that what I have written here is blessed by You so that it may bless Your children, in Jesus' name, Amen.

Scriptures:

*John 14:13-14

John 16:23-24

John 15:16

John 20:31

*Colossians 3:17

Mark 16:17

Peace and blessing beautiful people!  Remember to walk in Your purpose!  Know that I appreciate you!

Matthew Deuteronomy and Job

over the last few days I have been reading these three books in the bible; reading about how Jesus knew His fate from the start and went into the crucifixion for us and the resurrection for us.  How Moses had guided the chosen people from Egypt and how they betrayed and angered God during those travels, how Job was so faithful to God that even while tested and his loss he still trusted God for his restoration.

yesterday this statement rested on me; if the one can do it for many why can't the many do it for the one?  now I have to admit that I was initially thinking in a selfish way because i'd spent the entire day at mercy hospital with my grandparents for various reasons.  I was thinking how I am the one that my family relies on to get things done, I am the go to person, if anything needs to be researched or answered they come to me and at times that is a heavy cross to bear because it taps into my immediate family time and my own personal desires.

but this morning as I was reading how Jesus rose from the dead on the third day as He had promised and how Moses had pleaded to God not to destroy the people that he'd led out of Egypt to and subsequently forfeit on His promise to those same people and how Job had still believed God for his restoration although he had lost everything it hit me that the statement was not about me and my selfish thoughts but about Jesus.

God created man to fulfill His desires for man and we failed so He created Jesus.  He created Jesus solely for the purpose of saving our souls that we were so happy to toss in the fire as we formed golden statues to worship.  we who complained about how long it took us to get from point a to point b when in fact we were the cause of the delay.  Jesus took on our sins, took on our illnesses, took on our complaining and doubts and fear and disbelief and He allowed Himself to be betrayed and beaten, He allowed Himself to be hung on that cross between two thieves, He allowed Himself to be ridiculed, mocked and cursed just for the sake of our pitiful souls.

so the question remains; if the One can do it for many why can't the many do it for the One?

peace and blessings wonderful people,

jai ar