What's in a Name?
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★THE QUESTION is,”What’s in a name?” If I say Bill Gates, what are you going to think of? Computers. If I say Serena Williams, what are you going to think of?
Tennis. If I say Tiger Woods, what are you going to think of? Golf. These names are tied to something.
When I say Tiger Woods, it’s not just any name. It a NAME! Because he represents a whole industry. He represents a hundred million dollars.
Tiger Woods’s name is substantive. Now, let’s say you like the name Tiger and you like the name Woods, so you name your kid Tiger Woods. Or let’s say your name is Williams and you like the name Serena, so you name your kid Serena Williams. Better yet, let’s say you like Bill and you like Gates, so you name your kid Bill Gates.
Well, your kid may have the nomenclature and they may have the words, but they don’t have what it represents. The problem for many Christians is that we use Jesus’ name powerlessly. We tag on His name without accessing the power that comes with it.
The point
Famous names carry weight and power associated with accomplishments; Christians often use Jesus' name without accessing the power it represents.