The following article was taken in part from By FAITH Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau Concerning THINGS TO COME – – Son of His Love CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
SIDE NOTE: Name’s sake . . . great name’s sake. Now these words are important . . . for his name’s sake. The plurality of the names of the Lord is given to us throughout the entire Scriptures. The continuity of the word name’s runs through the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is directly connected to the last name mentioned concerning the Almighty God. It is found in Revelation 22:16, I JESUS. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.
He is the Root and Offspring of David; therefore, He is the KING over all the kings and kingdoms of the world. He is the bright and morning star signifying His creative hold over all the creation. He is the very Spirit of His name’s sake. But the name that is above every name is the name JESUS. He holds the bright and morning star, as you look into the heavens in the dawn of the day, you can see that last star brightly shining as it pronounces a new day and the reality of that new day is the continuation of the ONE who holds that bright and morning star. It is HE who holds ALL things by the word of His power.
● For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. (1st Samuel 12:22)
● Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; (1st Kings 8:41)
● Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; (2nd Chronicles 6:32)
● He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3)
● For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great. (Psalm 25:11)
● For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. (Psalm 31:3)
● Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. (Psalm 79:9)
● Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. (Psalm 106:8)
● But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me. (Psalm 109:21)
● Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. (Psalm 143:11)
● For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. (Isaiah 48:9)
● Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. (Isaiah 66:5)
● O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou [it] for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. (Jeremiah 14:7)
● Do not abhor [us], for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. (Jeremiah 14:21)
● But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they [were], in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. (Ezekiel 20:9)
● But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. (Ezekiel 20:14)
● Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. (Ezekiel 20:22)
● And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 20:44)
● Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. (Ezekiel 36:22)
● And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 10:22)
● And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. (Matthew 19:29)
● Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. (Matthew 24:9)
● And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (Mark 13:13)
● But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. (Luke 21:12)
● And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake. (Luke 21:17)
● But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. ( John 15:21)
● For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. (Acts 9:16)
● I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. (1st John 2:12)
● Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. (3rd John 1:7)
● And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. (Revelation 2:3) It is the Lord Jesus who is speaking. He is the Dictator of the words spoken to the angels of the churches. It is through this revelation that we learn the power of thy name’s sake. In the ministry of the gospel one must have patience for it is a difficult battle against the prince of darkness. Although we of the children of God have victory in the Lord Jesus Christ, and have the peace of God in our hearts, those we minister to are swimming in darkness whether they realize this or not, the darkness that engulfs them has swallowed their souls. The only restoration that any soul can have is in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is HIS NAME that is above every name.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: (Philippians 2:9)
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (Philippians 2:10)
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:11)
Man has ignored a very important point in these verses in Philippines Chapter 2, at the top of the names of God is the name JESUS. He is given Sovereignty over those of the earth, for every knee shall bow. He has Sovereignty in the heavens and over all the things in heaven. He has Sovereignty in the things of the earth, and He has Sovereignty over the things under the earth. Those who confess that Jesus Christ is Lord have surrendered their lives to the Sovereignty of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to the glory of God the Father.
When you read all the verses of his name’s sake, you will see that each mention is to a specific Person . . . that is the Person of the Lord who is the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Righteous Branch of the knowledge and wisdom of God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: (1st Corinthians 1:30) That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. (1st Corinthians 1:31)
The Lord Jesus holds the sceptre of righteousness. He is the Righteous King. His preeminent attribute is His own righteousness which He fulfilled on the cross of Calvary. His sceptre of righteousness never departed from His hands. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Hebrews 1:8) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Hebrews 1:9)
This sceptre of righteousness makes this Son, God’s ONLY begotten Son, He is unique in every way because that righteous scepter will never depart from the future nation of Israel. He will come and declare His righteousness as a blast of righteousness as lightening from above. The Lord Jesus is the FIRST BORN out of the depth of death among many brethren. He is the FIRST BORN from the dead. He is the FIRST BORN from the supernatural womb of God.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, (Luke 1:26) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. (Luke 1:27) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. (Luke 1:28)
● And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. (Luke 1:30) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. (Luke 1:31) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: (Luke 1:32) And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Luke 1:33) Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? (Luke 1:34) And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
It is here in these verses that wisdom cries. There is nothing impossible with God. He is SOVEREIGN in life, in death and in His great power. God not only chose Mary because she found favor in His sight, but He chose Mary and chose her womb to present HIS only begotten Son to the world. This is the uniqueness of the power of God, for nothing is impossible for Him. He who is SPIRIT conforms to the image of flesh, and born of a woman of the earth, but IN His SOVEREIGN POWER, He came forth in the fullness of time. This is His time of manifestation when the Spirit of the Highest, the invisible God is manifested before man to present to man in the fullness of time the SOVEREIGN work of God in His work of redemption for man. His eyes went to and fro throughout the whole earth, and they rested upon Mary and she was blessed among women, for she would carry the SEED of God (that holy thing) in her womb. She was blessed AMONG women NOT ABOVE women. This distinction was recorded twice in the gospel of Luke.
● And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women. (Luke 1:28)
● And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb. (Luke 1:42)
God, who is the Creator, humbled Himself to be present as the Son of man. In the uniqueness of that title takes away all the authority from the descendants of Adam, for IN the uniqueness of Christ He was BOTH SON of man and Son of God. What we should understand that God not only looked on Mary’ outward countenance, but He also looked into the depth of her heart. As Abraham was chosen of God, the God of glory appeared to him. (Acts7:2) The God of glory chose Mary to be the womb of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ. God was about to do the impossible as man would see, for man would deny this act of God even to this very day. This began in heaven with the Holy Seed, the Lord Jesus Christ. That holy thing from heaven, the Seed of divine deity, the Son of God, the Son of the Father’s love from before the creation of the world would come to be the Lamb of God, the divine sacrifice to show all men the love of God without measure.
● Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. (Galatians 3:16)
● And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. (Ephesians 5:2)
● Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:3)
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. (Hebrews 1:4)
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hebrews 1:5)
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. (Hebrews 1:6) ◆ End of Side Note: Name’s sake . . . great name’s sake. CLICK HERE for more about His Name’s sake.