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The name of Jesus
has been given to us so that we may be washed, sanctified, and
justified. As defiled persons, we were washed, sanctified, and
justified in the name of Jesus and by the Spirit of God.
I read 1Cor. 6:11 for years without seeing a crucial point: in the
name and by the Spirit. The name is closely related to the Person
and to the Spirit.
If the name of Jesus were an empty name, how could it wash us? How
could it sanctify and justify us? This would be impossible.
However, this name is linked to the Spirit.
The Spirit is the Person of the name and the reality of the name.
Therefore the name can wash us, sanctify us, and justify us. The
Spirit is one with the name. Jesus is the name of the Lord, and
the Spirit is the Person of the Lord. When we call on the name of
a real person, that person comes. The name of Jesus is linked with
the Person who washes us, sanctifies us, and justifies us. This is
not merely doctrine or theory - it is reality. When we believe in
the name of Jesus and are put into the name of Jesus, we are
placed into a living Person, that is, in the Holy Spirit. This
Holy Spirit washes us, sanctifies us, and justifies us.
Prayer: I am so happy that by calling on Your wonderful
name, Lord Jesus, You come to me as the Spirit. Hallelujah, Your
name is not empty. In Your dear name and in the Spirit, I am
washed, sanctified, and justified. Thank You, Lord. Amen. |
