Have you ever thought about all the times God says “I Will…”? Whatever comes after those words were a done deal because God also said/says.
“So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11, AMP)
So you can see just how important God’s word is and how we should view it. Therefore, when God says, I will, we should be alert. There are more than 43 statements in scripture that God tells us – I will.
In a different context, we read Jesus’ words when He was tempted by the devil:
“But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4, AMP)
According to “Reason for Hope”, scripture has 7 ‘I Will’ statements made by Jesus in scripture. The ‘I Will’ statements from Jesus are:
- I will make you fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19)
- I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28)
- I will keep you. (John 6:37).
- I will love you (John 14:21).
- I will do what you ask in my name. (John 14:14)
- I will come again and see you again (John 14:3, 16:22)
- I will send the [Holy Spirit] to you. (John 16:7)
The question is – do you apply this to whatever situation you are facing? If not, why? When you possess all the authority you need, in the name of Jesus, why not act on this? Duly note the phrase… in the name of Jesus. That’s your authority. That’s the basis on which you can act in confidence.
Scripture indicates 50 verses that talk about declaring, commanding, acting on the basis of … in the name of Jesus. A few examples are:
“The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” (Luke 10:17, AMP)
“And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son.” (John 14:13, AMP)
“And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].” (1 Corinthians 9:11, AMP)
“If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it.” (John 14:14, AMP)
These 4 examples are only a sampling of what is available to us when we act and speak … in the name of Jesus. So how many times do you bring the power from the name of Jesus to whatever you are facing? Is there a reason you aren’t? You do remember that Jesus tells us that whatever we ask, in His name, as His Ambassador – He will do it. You do remember that He said that whatever we bind and whatever we free … it is done?
“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 18:19, AMP)
The old gospel song has it right… “There is power, power, in His name,”
