There is Power in the Name Jesus

WHAT IS IN THE NAME-JESUS?

Christ invites us to ask for anything/whatever we need from the Father (God) in His name.  What’s in this name Jesus Christ? John 14:13-14, “...And I will do whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son.¹⁴ If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.” John 16:23-24, “...whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. ...but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.” Knowing the name of Jesus, the power and authority it holds and how we are to use it comes from knowing our identity in Christ. You must know who you are in Christ, that you are valuable, that you are of the kingdom, you are from a world that cannot be shaken.

A humorous news reporter, Mr. Paul Harvey, told the story of a three-year-old boy at the grocery store with his mother. Before entering the store, the mother told the little boy, “No chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask!” As they wheeled down the aisles the boy was quiet until he got to the cookie aisle. He saw those delicious chocolate chip cookies, stood and said, “Mom, can I have the chocolate chip cookies?” Strongly she said, “I told you not to even ask. No!” The boy was quiet and they went on the isles but later they had to come back to the cookie aisle again. Again the boy asked for the cookies but mama said, “Be quiet. I said no.” Finally arriving at the checkout lane, the little boy knew it was his last chance. He had to do something quick. So he stood up in his seat and shouted as loud as he could, “In the name of Jesus, may I have some chocolate chip cookies?” Everyone around him began to laugh and applaud that little boy. And because of the generosity of the other shoppers, the little boy and his mother left the grocery store with twenty-three boxes of chocolate chip cookies! He was very happy. God loves to answer persistent prayers that are prayed in the name of Jesus. This may be a funny story but let’s not forget the message. There is an authority attached to using the name of Jesus.

What’s in the name of Jesus Christ?

When we pray in the name of Jesus, it is an acknowledgement of our position in Jesus Christ; it’s obedience to His command for we cannot pray in our own standing but in His; it means we are praying according to God’s will; when we pray in the name of Jesus we pray in His authority. Indeed, there is power in the name of Jesus. It is not just a magical chant. “His name is the pass key to open heaven’s accounts” (Eddie & Alice Smith). The name of Jesus is a mighty fortress, the righteous run into and they are safe, Proverbs 18:10.

Philippians 2:9-11, “God has highly exalted Jesus and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name....” Mark  16:17; Acts 3:6; 4:30, Signs and wonders are performed in the name of Jesus. Luke 10:17, Demons are subject to us in the name of Jesus. Romans 10:13, whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 1 Corinthians 6:11, we were washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

There is something about the name Jesus. The strongest word we can possibly speak out is the name of Jesus. This name Jesus saves.

Dear friend, speak out the name of Jesus in the atmosphere.

Regards,

Kachel Nzaku Nashipae

Faith Focus vs Fear Focus, Numbers 13 and 14.

From the above passages, those people had seen God’s power and faithfulness but instead of continuing to trust Him, they murmured and were afraid to trust Him to bring them to their destiny.

In Numbers chapter 13, God commanded Moses to send spies to spy the promised land. A representative from every tribe went up to Canaan and 40 days later they returned and reported back what they saw in the land. Ten of the spies’ report went like this, “Certainly the land flows with milk and honey, but the inhabitants of the land are strong; the cities are walled/fortified and very large; there are descendants of Anak (people of great stature and courage,” vs 27-29. But Caleb quieted the people saying, “Let us go up at once and take possession of it; for we will certainly conquer it,” vs. 30. Actually, the ten spies said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us”. In fact, “We were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight,” vs 31, 33.

How blind and forgetful could they be? Many of us suffer this same amnesia syndrome. We forget so easily the power and the faithfulness of God and we allow fear to cripple us and hinder us from seeing and possessing the destiny God has for us. I join with Shusho in praying, “Nipe (Mungu) macho nione sawasawa.” What you see is what you become. If you see yourself as a grasshopper so are you. Open your eyes and see clearly where God wants you to be. Genesis 13: 14. “The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; 15. For all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever.” We miss our destiny because we lack faith focus. “See it. Believe it. Receive it.” May the Lord help us to have a faith focus.

In chapter 14:2-4, instead of the people remembering the goodness of the Lord in the past, they were filled with fear and murmuring. They wished to die in the wilderness. They wished they died in Egypt. They even wished to go back to Egypt. They saw their children and wives being plundered. What a short-sighted and faithless congregation! Joshua and Caleb were filled with grief to see how faithless the people were. They spoke to the assembly saying, “The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land.  If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land which flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them,” vs7-9. But the congregation almost stoned them.

Because of fear and lack of faith in God, their destiny was cut off. Their destiny was delayed by 40yrs and tragically, all those who were 20yrs plus and murmured against God died in the wilderness. In their arrogance, they even attempted to go up to possess the land but God was not with them so they were defeated.

When we fail to have a faith focused on God our destiny is delayed and worse, we may even die prematurely and miss our eternal destiny. It is critical to trust God. It is important to remember from where He has brought us from. It is necessary to recount His faithfulness, and goodness. It is essential not to lose sight of our destiny. If you have ever witnessed the power of God in your life, you cannot to afford to lose your focus now. You cannot afford to forget all His benefits.

My friend, See it. Believe it. Receive it. Do not fear. The LORD is with.

Regards

Kachel

Inspired to inspire: The Twistier Road andThe Shortcut

Inspired to inspire: The Twistier Road andThe Shortcut: Dear Diary, It's been awhile haven't scribbled on you. I have been contemplating on taking a certain short cut but have got to reth...

No Condition is Beyond God's Ability.

At Cana of Galilee, a certain official's son was sick to death. He heard Jesus was in the town & went to Him begging Him to go & heal his son. Jesus replied, "Go, your son will live." The man took Jesus at His word&departed. At exact time the son was healed & lived. John 4:43-54.
Later on, at the pool of Bethesda, a certain man was there who had been invalid for 38yrs & every time He came to the pool no one could help him into the pool. But when Jesus saw him&learned of his condition, He asked the invalid, "Do you want to get well?" He begun to complain that he didn't have the anyone to help him. Then Jesus said to him,"Pick up your mat & walk." At once the man was cured;he picked his mat &walked.

Today, what could be your condition? Do you know what Jesus says about it? If you know, then take Him at His word& receive your miracle. No condition is beyond His power.‪#‎Have_Faith_Take_Him_At_His_Word_And_Obey‬

Regards

Kachel

The Twistier Road andThe Shortcut

Dear Diary,
It's been awhile haven't scribbled on you. I have been contemplating on taking a certain short cut but have got to rethink my decision. Now, let me scribble about an incident I had on Friday, 1/7/2016 about short cuts. You see, at around 10pm was going somewhere with a friend, so I called another friend to pick us. From the stage we stood at, we needed to drive a few meters to do a U-turn but this friend decided it was a waste of time to go all the way and do a U-turn in the designated area so he did a U-turn in a crossroad, "OMG! The camera!" I quipped. That was a short cut to avoid waiting in the jam. It saved us time yes but what if the NTSA Surveillance Cameras nabbed us or a traffic askaris?

Well, my Sofa-set Driving School fails me but I think you cannot take a short cut by doing a U-turn at a crossroad spot or probably I skipped the 'short cut class'! Ok, I give up! Let me put this thought aside and shift my focus from the shortcut (U-turn) to something I have been contemplating. There are some things have been praying for and I feel like have waited enough and am tempted to take a short cut! Am damn serious! A short cut is a quicker, shorter, or easier way to get to a place or a quicker or easier way to do something. Sometimes waiting isn't easy or comfortable.

You see, there's this voice that has been speaking within me, "God, I think I can reach this goal a whole lot quicker and easier my way than continuing to sit here, praying and waiting for your way. It's long overdue You know!" Actually been trying to scheme but again there's this other louder voice that's been telling me, "Woman, don't get distracted by short cuts. They're detours that will take you off track. Chill for a while!"

Ok. I'm consciously aware of what the Bible tells me about short cuts, and the consequences. For instance, Jesus, having fasted for 40days and 40nights, He was hungry and the Tempter came and said to Him, "Command these stones to become loaves of bread."
Men, Jesus was hungry, but He didn't take that short cut. Later, the Tempter told Him, "Jump from the top of this temple and angels will catch You." It would prove to everyone that Jesus was the Son of God and so would worship Him. You see, God's plan was for Jesus to die on the cross, not to commit suicide by jumping off the temple trying to show off. He was to glorify God by following the right path, Matthew 4:1-11.

Look here, short cuts have dire consequences. For the love of children or was it for being tired of the long wait of a promise! Sarah hatched a plan- she told Abraham to get Hagar, her handmaid pregnant! To-date, we are experiencing problems that have lasted for generations because of a mere short cut!

Ok, I quit contemplating the short cut. Let me wait!
Friend, would you take a short cut if there's a longer, twistier road available? Bryant McGill said, "Every short cut has a price usually greater than the reward."

Regards,
Nzaku Nashipae

DO WHAT HE (JESUS) TELLS YOU TO DO, John 2:5.

Good morning world!

I just finish reading a book, "What Would Jesus Pray?" and I learned a priceless lesson about prayer. Jesus' life was filled with prayer and everytime He OBEYED what His Father told Him. His desire was always to do the will of the Father and for His glory. It got me thinking, I have many things have been praying for and as I did a soul search this morning, I ask myself am I really ready and willing to OBEY what He tells me?

John 2:1-12, is a passage we all know-the wedding at Cana where Jesus performed His first sign by turning water into wine. His mother came and humbly informed Jesus that wine had run out. She further instructed the servants to do whatever Jesus would tell them to do. Then Jesus told the servants to fill the stone jars with water, draw some and give it to the stewards of the wedding. When the stewards tasted it, the water had turned to wine but they didn't know where it had come from(only th servants knew). Well, in my world, how could filling stone jars with water save the situation? It sounds incredible!

What shall I say? When we are in want, lets humbly spread our case to Jesus and refer ourselves to Him to do as He pleases. Am I really ready and willing to do what He'll tell me? God wants to do something extraordinary and unforgettable for His glory but am I willing to OBEY without question?

‪#‎LetGodGlorifyHimself‬
‪#‎Ready‬ to Obey

Do you Know, Understand and Appreciate the Person and Nature of God?

Dear reader,

How we understand and view God will affect the way we regard Him and the way we worship Him.

First, Who is God?

Every religion has a belief in the existence of a superior being (s). To this being (s), the followers owe their spiritual allegiance and worship.

So who is God? The God of the Bible is Spirit. He is not tangible or visible or in the form of a natural or human creation. John 4:24, “God is Spirit and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” He doesn’t live in houses made by men (Acts 7:48; Deuteronomy 4:15-19).

Does God have a Name?

In every language, there is a word that is generally used to refer to the deity in that community. The special and personal name by which the God of Israel revealed Himself to His people is YAHWEH in Hebrew, a.k.a. JEHOVAH in Greek. Ex. 6:3, “And I appeared to Abraham, unto Isaac and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by My name Jehovah was I not known to them.” The name appears to mean-the unchanging, eternal, self-existent God-the “I AM” that I AM, “a Covenant-keeping God”.  Ex. 3:4, “I Am who I Am” Jews held the name YAHWEH to be too sacred to be pronounced by anybody, except by the high priest on the great Day of Atonement. Because of that, the Jews instead preferred to refer to God by the term Adonai or the LORD (with cap locks) eg. Ex 15:3, “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is His name.” So LORD actually refers to the actual name of God-YAHWEH/JEHOVAH. In many texts we find both the generic and the distinctive name of God used together i.e. the LORD God to distinguish Yahweh/Jehovah from other gods, as in Lev. 20:7; Psalm 84:11; Gen. 2:7, “...The LORD God...”

Note, in the Bible God is also referred to by many names which are DESCRIPTIVE of His ATTRIBUTES e.g. El- Shaddai, Rapha, Jireh. However, His personal name is YAHWEH.

Where did God Come From?

Some gods are idols created by human hands while others are natural phenomena such as sun, moon, stars, mountains, animals, rivers, trees etc. But in Christianity, the Bible assumes the existence of God. He pre-existed all things and will exist eternally. Gen. 1:1; John 1:1-2, There is NO attempt in the scriptures to explain the origin of God. Go simply IS.

Yahweh is my God.

Regards,

Kachel

Excuse me Sir/Madam, I'd like to see Jesus! John 12:21.

Nzaku Nashipae

June 9 at 9:27am · 

Dear Diary,

For some years now I have been working as a receptionist/secretary. Almost every day people come to the office, "Excuse me madam, I'd like to see the boss." I then ask them if I may know what it is about, who they are and then offer them a seat and then inform my boss that 'Mr. Xyz' or 'Madam Abcd' wants to see him in regards to this and that. On one occasion a City Council Askari came and when I asked him his name, he threw his driving license at me. I don't know if he wanted me to know he is a rich man with a car or what but I didn't care to check the name. I handed back to him his DL and told him to go in (that's story for another day). Well, some people think that receptionists are the most mean people in an office and they can decided to tell you book an appointment and come another day. That's quite frustrating but let's shelve this for a moment and shift our focus to John 12. Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany at Lazarus' hood. Dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Then Mary poured an expensive perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair and th house was filled with fragrance. Meanwhile a large crowd found that Jesus was in the hood and came to see Him and the resurrected Lazarus.

The next day He was on His way to Jerusalem and people took palm branches and went out to meet Him. Now, there were some Greeks who went up to worship at the festival(Passover). They came to Philip of Bethsaida, with a request. They said, "We would like to see Jesus." Philip went to tell Andrew; and Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

Dear born again Christian, the world is hungry and thirsty for Jesus. They want to see Him. They want to see Christ in us, the Hope of Glory. Are you willing to show them Jesus? They need us to offer Christ as an experience; a practical encounter with Jesus Christ who will answer their felt needs. And when they have an encounter with Him, they'll never be the same. You have an opportunity to show people who Jesus Christ is, what He does for and in them when they accept Him to be their personal Lord and Savior

Yours faithful scribbler,
Kachel Nzaku

My Friend's Big Hand.

Nzaku Nashipae

June 7 at 10:40pm · 

Dear Diary, 

It's been awhile since I scribbled something in your pages. Tonight I have an experience I want to scribble.
Last week I visited a friend of mine, he took my hand in his hand and it seemed like my tiny hand got lost in his big hand. Now, that reminds me today I tried to hold multiple things in my hands but they all came tumbling down. You should have seen my frustration! So, as I clasped the hand of my friend I was trying to figure out how much/many things he can hold in his big hand.

How about God's hands?
"For I am the LORD, Your God,
who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13. This past few weeks I have been anxious about my future. But God has reminded me that He holds the whole world in His hands. He's got me, you and everyone else in His hand.

When Jesus holds our hand in His big hand, He will never let us slip and fall and we do not have to fear even about the unknown future.

Scribbler,
Kachel

You Don't Want God Humbling You, Humble yourself!

Nzaku Nashipae

May 26 at 12:47pm · 

Humility is a Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23.

Daniel 4, we are told about the vision Nebuchadnezzar had of a Great Tree whose height was great and visible to the end of the earth; it's leaves beautiful and fruit abundant. Suddenly, an angelic watcher descended from heaven and cut it down. This great tree was Nebuchadnezzar himself and his kingdom. God gave him enough time to repent of his sin and exhibit repentance by doing what is right; to turn away from his pride and wickedness and show mercy to the poor, so that if he repent there may possibly be a continuance of his prosperity, tranquility and a healing of his error vs. 27. Twelve months later, he hadn't repented! He looked around and decided that all his gains and greatness were the result of his own military genius vs. 30-31. God sent him a healthy dose of humiliation whereby he ate grass like cattle. When he came to his senses and gave God the praise, the Lord restored his sanity vs. 34.

For sure, it's better to humble yourself. 1 Peter 5:5, says that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Verse 6 tells us to humble ourselves.

Humility is a matter of perspective. It's how you see yourself in relation to God and the people around you. Romans 12:3 calls us not to think of ourselves highly than we ought to think, but think soberly and not be wise in our own opinion. Instead humility should be a matter of balance whereby we don't think too highly or too lowly of ourselves.

Finally, do not be puffed up 1 Corinthians 4, but humble yourself so that God can use you and ultimately exalt you. When you are humble people can trust you and allow you to serve them.
REPENT of PRIDE and LEARN to HUMBLE YOURSELF. Acknowledge the power of God and never think your gains are a result of your own genius, strength or merit. When we refuse to repent, just as Nebuchadnezzar, God gives us a dose of healthy humiliation! Pride and self-conceit are sins that beset great men. Never take glory to yourself which is due to God only. God knows how to abase those that walk in pride, but gives grace to the humble

Prayer: O Sovereign God pls forgive me for the many times have been puffed up. I repent of pride. I want to have a Christlike attitude of humility. Let the indwelling Holy Spirit produce this fruit in me. 

Regards, 

Kalekye Nzaku