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Jesus, in Your Name I Hope

A Bender Byte Moment

By Ron Bender © 2011

The way to life and freedom is to trust in the name of the Lord. The wise man says: “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe” (Proverbs 18:12).

But what does it mean to trust in the name of the Lord? In my personal life I have learned over and over that I need to bring my reliance upon the name of the Lord into my daily life challenges and struggles.

Today, I was about to hurry as I drove until I breathed the name of Jesus in prayer.

I needed help for I was feeling guilty about hurting people in the past. This happens to me from time to time I have learned to stop condemning myself and take a hold of the name of the Lord of mercy.

I met a woman struggling with being critical of herself, she needed to “watch and pray” in Jesus’ name so she wouldn’t fall into temptation (Matthew 26:41).

I know an alcoholic who could pray the sweet name of Jesus to resist drinking.

Try Abiding in Prayer with this little prayer I wrote that was inspired by Psalm 52:9. It features four of God’s precious names revealed in a glorious procession through the Scriptures.

Sloooowly repeat the lines. You might want to try other breath prayers from the bible:

Jesus, In Your Name I Hope

Yahweh, in your name I hope… for your name is good.

Immanuel, in your name I hope… for your name is good.

Jesus, in your name I hope… for your name is good.

Abba, in your name I hope… for your name is good.

After you’ve abided in the name of the Lord for a few minutes try using the prayer to do some Soul Shepherding…

  • Identify a struggle in your life and then use this prayer to train your heart to turn away from temptation and to Jesus…
  • Try using “Jesus, in Your Name I Hope” to abide in prayer for people the Lord puts on your mind…