“John said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn't in our group.’ ‘Don't stop him!’ Jesus said. ‘No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.’” (Mark 9:38-39 NLT)
A ‘power of attorney’ authorizes you to act on someone else’s behalf. It is a great responsibility and privilege that must not be abused. Jesus has given us His power and authority--to speak and act on His behalf. You don’t have to be in an elite group, but you must have faith and trust in God.
There is power in the name of Jesus. I don’t mean to imply that merely saying the name of Jesus has some sort of magical property. However, when we take on the name of Jesus, when His name becomes who we are, when our identity melts into His, when we no longer trust in anything but the power of Jesus within us--then, there is power in His name.
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