The Name of the Lord (Page 2)

• Having the name as an identity/ a seal upon our forehead.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matthew 7:22-23.  A question that could pop in our minds would be, how can people prophesy in God’s name and do miracles and Jesus says, they work iniquity (lawlessness) and He never knew them? There is a distinction between using the name of the Lord and having the name of the Lord written in your forehead, as an identity. Revelations 22:4. Having His name as a seal on your forehead means, you are God’s own. We are to desire this as believers. In the kingdom of God, there are distinctions. Looking at Ezekiel 9:4-6, we see a sealing of some, out of God’s people.  And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. Ezekiel 9:4. This sealing was done out of Jerusalem, a called people, starting from His sanctuary, meaning not all in Jerusalem were sealed. In Revelations 7:1-8, we see a similar situation, a sealing of some out of the tribes of Israel. God doesn’t seal you when you’re perfect, but He looks at your heart and if He sees that your heart is crying out to be righteous, to hate every form of wickedness, He places a mark of ownership upon you. 2 Timothy 2:19 says, Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. Those that have the seal of the Lord are those that are His, those who depart from iniquity.

• The name of the Lord as a defence

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil]. Proverbs 18:10 (AMP). The word ‘tower’ here signifies a high place, an elevated surface. Once we call upon the name of the Lord it is like He has carried us on eagles’ wings far above principalities and powers, to heavenly heights. In Ezekiel 9 and Revelations 7, there was a judgement to be executed, but it did not begin until the seal had been placed on God’s own. The name places us in a place of safety far from calamities and evil. It keeps us in the heavens constantly. We run into the fortress of God when we call upon the name of the Lord. It is our hiding place. Romans 10:13.