Walking in the Reign 4 - In My Name

Mark 16:17-18 NKJV
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Name here is not a title, it is not a catch phrase, it is not a magic word that will produce results! You do not get results when you pray just by saying in Jesus name. If so, we would see a lot more results. Name here denotes authority. "In my Authority you will cast out devils........etc" In Christ not only does Jesus share his position of righteousness, with that position you also share HIS Authority! Without the revelation of the Authority you have in Jesus the name does not benefit you.

Acts 19:13-16 NKJV
Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?” Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

These men thought they had learned of a new Magic word in which to practice their sorcery. In those days magicians were very popular and they seduced many with acts of magic. They learned the hard way that using Jesus name as a title or a catch phrase does not get results. They had seen Paul get results using the AUTHORITY he had IN JESUS, but they had no authority in that name. No place in Jesus' authority.

They called on the name, or attempted to use the name of Jesus, and not only did they get no results, but they actually got beat down and ran out of the house wounded and naked. Many today are not getting results using the name of Jesus because there is no revelation of what it truly means. It's not a title, but it is in his authority that we will do the works of Jesus.

1 Samuel 17:45-46 NKJV

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

David knew he had a covenant with God. I come to you in the authority of the Lord of host. What do you do with a giant in front of you? You come at that Giant sickness in the Autority of Jesus! You come at that Giant bill in the Authority of Jesus! You come at that Giant spirit of fear in the Authority of Jesus!

Proverbs 18:10 NKJV The name of the Lord  is  a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. (The authority of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run to it and they are safe!)

Your strong place is in the Authority of the Lord! In his authority you are safe! In his authority you are to take your place in that authority! A man in Christ must take his place and that place is a very real place where we tap into the authority that he purchased for us!

In the Authority of Jesus you can walk in his Reign on this earth!