USING THE NAME OF JESUS
21st Jan 2026
Leading the Children of Israel out of Egypt into the Promised Land was not easy. The journey is recorded in Exodus chapters 14 and 15. Egyptian forces were pursuing them, and with natural barriers ahead, such as the Red Sea, the people grew afraid and railed against Moses. Moses told them that God would deliver them and fulfil his promises.
God addresses Moses, asking, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so the Israelites can go through on dry land.” Moses obeys, the waters divide, and the Israelites go through on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
The Egyptians pursue them, but Moses is commanded to stretch out his hand over the sea again. The waters return, and the entire army is drowned; not one of them survives. Earlier, we read that God gave Moses the rod to perform signs and bring deliverance.
You and I, as believers in Jesus, also have such a rod of authority given to us to address mountains in the Name of Jesus, command them to move, and speak to whatever opposes the will of God, seeing it crumble.
In Acts 3, we see Peter exercising his authority in the Name of Jesus. He commands the lame beggar to walk, and the power of God heals the man. Later, Peter explains, “By faith in the Name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong.” Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. Sickness, disease and death are part of the devil’s plan to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus has won a complete victory over all the works of the evil one.
You have been given authority to address all negativity using the Name of Jesus and to see the power of God at work. Recently, on three occasions, I have had to remind believers of their authority and encourage them to speak and command change using the wonderful Name of Jesus. Moses was given authority but had to use it; you and I are in the same position.
Many years ago, I had a burn on my arm that wouldn’t heal. I would touch it and gently rub it to bring peace. One day, I was asked what the problem was, and I told of the burn and the lack of healing. “Have you spoken to it and told it to heal in the Name of Jesus?” I hadn’t and was put on the spot and encouraged to command it to heal in the Name of Jesus.
Feeling foolish and exposed, I did what I had been instructed to do and quickly returned home to ponder what had happened, as I had never before prayed this way. By the end of the day, I knew the healing had begun. Within days, a scab appeared, and it was soon fully healed.
I was thrilled and thankful for the healing, learned a valuable lesson, and began to understand the power of the Name of Jesus, and have continued to use it ever since.
by Joyce Sibthorpe
