Day 31, Tuesday (April 9) - Living into His Name

Posted on: April 9, 2019
by: Gerrit Dawson, Senior Pastor

NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES

Radiance of Glory
Day 31 Tuesday

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EXPLORE THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST

For us there is one God, the Father,
from whom are all things and for whom we exist,
and one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom are all things and through whom we exist (1 Corinthians 8: 6).

HEBREWS 1: 1-3

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

COLOSSIANS 1: 15a, 19

He is the image of the invisible God. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.

JOHN 5: 19-20

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.

CONSIDER

Jesus told Phillip, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father” (John 14: 9). We see the invisible God made visible in Jesus. To look directly upon God would be to die (Exodus 33: 20). For we would be incinerated with a glory that dwarfs the sun. But in taking up our human form, Jesus showed the glory and truth of God in a way we could bear to see. Jesus radiated the glory of God truly. God is none other than what he is to us in Jesus Christ. But Jesus represented God’s reality in a way we could apprehend.

Paul said that Jesus is the icon, the very image, of God. The fullness of God dwells in Jesus in bodily form.

This great mystery is meant to inspire our worship and assure us that we may trust wholeheartedly that all we need to know about the eternal Triune God can be found in Jesus Christ.

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PRAY THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

Begin with the Jesus Prayer. Pray it reflectively several times, for yourself or on behalf of another.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Then pray the day’s prayer slowly and repeatedly for at least a minute (that’s about seven times). Allow the prayer to take you into the meaning of the day’s facet of Jesus’ name. Pray it for yourself and/or on behalf of another. Take your time and trust this process!

Lord Jesus Christ, perfect Radiance of your Father,

shine on me and shine in me, that I may reflect your glory.

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LIVE INTO THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

He has granted to us his precious and very great promises,
so that through them you might become partakers of his divine
nature . . . For this very reason, supplement your faith with
virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness,
brotherly affection and love (2 Peter 1: 4-7).

2 CORINTHIANS 3: 16-18

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

CONSIDER

It takes a miraculous work of the Spirit to open the eyes of our heart to see that Jesus is indeed God come among us. But once we do, gazing on the glory of God in Jesus transforms us to be like him. We become like that which we look steadily upon. That’s why we’re doing this study! So we can look daily upon Jesus in his majesty.

Are there any places you gaze too much, which deflect you from looking at Jesus: The mirror? Internet sites? The success of others? Turn your eyes upon Jesus this day. Look full in his wonderful face!

Close by praying this hymn:

Jesus, you are the radiance

Of the Father’s glory.

You are the Son, the appointed heir,

Through whom all things are made.

You are the one who sustains all things

By your powerful word.

You have purified us from sin,

You are exalted, O Lord,

To the right hand of God.

Crowned with glory,

Crowned with honour