The Power of His Name

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. Lord, give victory to the king!  Answer us when we call! Psalm 20 verses 1 to 7.

The power of the name of Jesus Christ is great, in point of fact so great that the religious leaders of the day forbade the Apostles from ‘speaking to anyone or teaching anyone in the name of Jesus Christ’. Please see Acts Chapter 4 verse 1 to 31, 5 verses 27 to 42.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower where the righteous can actually run into and be safe. This implies that the name of the Lord is a strong and safe fortress, a refuge and a hiding place from trouble and all the evil darts of the enemy. Please see Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 10 and Psalm 31 verses 1 to 3.

The power of the name of Jesus Christ is great because God gave Him the name which is above every other name so that at the mention of the name of Jesus, every knee bows; whether they are knees in heaven, on earth and those under the earth.

Secondly, every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord at the mention of the name of Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father.

The name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit bring healing, deliverance and miracles. Please see Acts Chapter 3 verses 6, 16; Mark Chapter 16 verses 16 to 20. David came up against Goliath in the name of the Lord and loud mouthed Goliath was destroyed alongside the fear he spouted which immobilized the army of God. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 17 verses 32 to 54.

The name of the Lord brings salvation. Please see Acts Chapter 4 verse 12, Luke Chapter 24 verses 46 to 47.

Clean and Safe Cities Initiative 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Prevailing By The Spirit - Prayer Alert - Vol. 2 No 2, 2016

The enemy uses filth in all its ramifications whether spiritual, physical and mental to afflict people, families, communities and nations. How does he do it? He uses spiritual filth to separate the practitioners of spiritual filth from God. A person, family, community or nation practicing spiritual filth is automatically separated from God and does not have the covering or protection of God. Additionally, suspicion, hatred, rivalry and all sorts of fetish practices that may sometimes involve human sacrifices as well as wanton destruction of life characterize the lives of practitioners of spiritual filth. Life is cheap as people could kill for any flimsy excuse. The safety of people cannot be guaranteed. Anyone could be chosen for rituals or used for ritual murder.

Practitioners of mental filth engage in non productive processes that rob them of their divinely endowed mental capacities to prosper and flourish and be a blessing to humanity. So rather than be creatively and productively engaged in spiritually, mentally, physically and financially rewarding activities, they most often resort to criminal activities such as rape and other related crimes. They become a threat to safety as well as a burden to the state.