Lift Him Up! Everything Is Done in the Name of Jesus
“When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him" (Isaiah 59:19),
“We must present to the people, not the imaginations of men, not their schemes and conclusions but the grace of God in the gift of his only begotten Son,.. We are to lift up Jesus, that he may draw men unto himself.” GCB Oct 1, 1896
Jesus is…
The Seed of the woman promised to Adam and Eve, the Ram caught in a thicket to take Isaac’s place,
He’s Jacob’s Ladder connecting earth with heaven,
He’s Joseph’s coat of many colors,
He’s the Angel of the Lord who made the ground all around the burning bush holy ground,
He’s the Passover Lamb of God whose blood saved Israel from the Destroyer,
He’s the unleaven bread and the wave sheaf
He’s the manna, the true bread of heaven, preserved from corruption over Sabbath
He’s the tree cast into the bitter waters of Marah,
He’s the Rock in the wilderness gushing forth the water of life,
He was the brazen serpent raised up, lifted up on a pole for all the dying to see, to look and live.
He’s the lily of the valley, the bright and morning star
The the fairest of 10,000, the Daystar from on high, the Light of the world
The captain of the Lord’s cost standing on holy ground before Joshua
The Lord’s goat slain on the Day of Atonement
He’s the seven branch candlestick lighting the way into the Sanctuary
He’s the sweet incense ascending into the Most Holy Place
He’s the veil, the Door to the sheepfold, the way into the Most Holy
He’s the mercy seat between us and the law
He’s the one Mediator between God and men
He’s our Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous
He’s the Promise One, the Messiah, the Anointed of God
He’s the Good Shepherd, the chief Shepherd, our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek
He’s the Son of God walking in the fiery furnace,
He’s the Son of man coming in the clouds to the Ancient of Days
The only-begotten Son of God, the only begotten of the Father, Son of the Father in truth and love
The Son of Him who established the foundations of the earth,
He’s the firstborn of heaven, the firstborn of all creation
The image of the invisible God, the outshining of the Father’s glory
The express image of the Father’s person
He’s the Word of God who was with God in the beginning
He’s that eternal life which was with the Father, He’s Immanuel: God with us
He’s the green Tree, the tree of life, the true Vine,
The true and faithful witness, one of two Witnesses, two Olive Trees
He’s the Pearl of great price and the heavenly Merchant Man
He’s the chief cornerstone, the Rock of ages, the Stone cut without hands from the mountain of God
He’s the Branch of the Lord, the Lord our Righteousness, the Saviour of the world
He’s the one Lord by whom are all things, who created heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is, The breath of His mouth who commanded and it stood fast
He is the Spirit that was in the prophets, the Spirit of prophecy
He’s the Author and Finisher of our faith, the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last
He’s the resurrection and the life, the voice of the archangel, the voice of many waters
He’s the prince of the kings of the earth, the Prince of peace, the mighty God
He’s the King of glory, the King of kings and Lord of lords
His name shall be called Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
He’s the name above all names (Col 2:9), the name given to him by his Father.
Everything was done in the name of Jesus.
The apostles spoke, preached, and taught in his name(Acts 4:17f.; 5:28, 40; 9:27, 29),
They drove out evil spirits in his name(Mk. 9:28; 16:17; Luke 10:17; Acts 16:18),
They healed diseases in his name(Acts 3:6, 16; 4:7, 10),
They did signs and wonders in his name(4:30),
They baptized in his name,
They gave judgment in his name(1 Cor. 5:3-5),
They exhorted by his name(1 Cor. 1:10),
They prayed in his name (John 14:13, 14; 16:23, 24, 26),
They thanked God in his name(Eph. 5:29; Col. 3:17),
They suffered and were reproached in his name (Acts 5:41; 9:14,1 16; 15,26; 1 Peter 4:14),
They called upon his name (Acts 9:15; 1 Cor. 1:2).
We must believe in his name(John 1:12; 2:23; 3:18; 1 John 3:23; 5:13; Acts 19:13),
His name must be magnified (19:17)
His name is glorified in us (2 Thes. 1:12),
Every knee should bow at his name (Phil. 2:10), .
We have remission of sins through his name(Luke 24:47; Acts 10:43; 1 John 2:12),
We have life through his name (John 20:31);
We are justified in his name(1 Cor. 6:11)
There is no other name whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus (Col 3:17).
"Let us follow the Saviour in His simplicity and self-denial. Let us lift up the Man of Calvary by word and by holy living." Councils for the Church p. 239.2; Counsels on Diet and Foods p. 58.4
