Healing in the Name of Jesus

There is something far more powerful than any disease, pain, or trial, and that is the name of Jesus! The name of Jesus belongs to every Christian, and if you’re a believer, you have a right to use that name! However, you must understand the power and the authority that are in Jesus’ name, and learn to exercise that authority.

Jesus said:

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:12-14 NKJV)

This particular translation leads most people to believe this passage is talking about prayer. However, according to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, the meaning of the Greek word “ask” implies a demand of something due.

What Jesus really told His disciples was, “Whatever you demand in My name, I will do it!” He was talking about using His name as a basis for authority. We see from reading the book of Acts that the early church used the name of Jesus to heal and restore people.

Here is an example in Acts 3:2-8:

“And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them — walking, leaping, and praising God.”

Peter did not demand anything from God. God is not the One who made that man crippled – Satan did. Peter used the name of Jesus to set the crippled man free from the bondage of Satan. Notice that he did not pray and ask God to heal the man. He demanded that the man arise and walk in the name of Jesus!

Later in Acts 3:16, Peter said:

“And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”

You see, it is the name of Jesus that guarantees the answer.

Paul said this about the name of Jesus:

“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”  (Philippians 2:9-11 NKJV)

Some translations use the word “beings” instead of “those”. It is translated this way: “Beings in heaven, and of beings on the earth, and of beings under the earth.” That would include angels and demons! Angels and demons are subject to the name of Jesus! They must surrender to that Name because it is superior to every name that can be named.

Now as I said at the start, the Name of Jesus belongs to every Christian. However, that Name often doesn’t mean as much to believers as it should because their thinking has been wrong. We’ve got to have faith in the Name of Jesus before that Name will produce results for us. When our faith in the Name of Jesus increases, then the results will increase.

Some Christians think of the Name of Jesus in the same way they think of a good luck charm. They have about as much faith in it as they do a rabbit’s foot. They think, “Maybe it will work, or I hope something good will come out of it.” But as long as they’re just trying to use the Name of Jesus, nothing will likely happen.

The purpose of today’s blog is to build faith in you that the Name of Jesus will work for you! The name of Jesus is to be used for demanding that situations change, or for dominating things pertaining to your own life. When sickness or disease try to attack you, you can command them to leave your body. Instead of accepting sickness or talking about it, say, “In the Name of Jesus, leave my body!” And it MUST go!

My spiritual father had the testimony of living for 70 years without ever having had a headache! He said he passed up some marvelous opportunities to have headaches. Every time the symptoms would come, he would command them to leave in the Name of Jesus! In the same way, we are to dominate circumstances instead of being dominated by them.

The best way to get results from using the Name of Jesus is to first spend quality time meditating upon scriptures that tell us who we are in Christ, and what authority we have as believers.

Meditate upon scriptures about the Name of Jesus, like Mark 16:17-18:

“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.”

God still wants to do signs and wonders through the Name of Jesus. Develop your faith in that Name. Speak that Name over negative circumstances, and you will find that it is more powerful than any trial you may face..

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