Name Above All Names 15, Faithful

Name Above All Names 15, Faithful
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful…and in righteousness He judges and makes war (Revelation 19:11 NKJV).

All of us desire meaningful relationships where people can trust one another. One of the hardest things to overcome in any relationship is unfaithfulness. Once trust has been broken in a marriage, it is devastating and may take years to rebuild the damage that has been done. There are other situations where trust can be broken.

Someone may say, “I am having a hard time at work because I can’t trust my boss.” Someone else may say, “I trusted my friend with a deep secret, and I was shocked when he betrayed my confidence.”

Trust is a word that is directly related to someone’s character. We are not born with character. It is something that is developed in us. Trust is built in others not by those who are promise-breakers but by those who are promise-keepers. Trust creates security within a relationship.

Jesus carries the name Faithful because He is worthy of our complete trust and confidence. The Bible tells us that those who put their trust in the Lord will never be put to shame. He will never let us down. His words are true, and that makes Him believable; His actions are consistent, and that makes Him dependable; His power is limitless, and that makes Him reliable; His character is without flaw and that makes Him indescribable.

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Name Above All Names 14, Covenant of the People

 Name Above All Names 14, Covenant of the People
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations (Isaiah 42:6 NASB).

The Scripture above is a powerful reminder to us of who Jesus is and what He has done.

God’s covenant promise was spoken to us in His Word, but it was fulfilled in a person. Jesus is our covenant! God’s covenant promise to us will never be invalid, because Jesus will never be invalid. It is the perfect covenant, made by God and agreed to by us.

Because Jesus is the Truth, the covenant is the truth; because Jesus is eternal, the covenant is eternal; because Jesus is trustworthy, the covenant is trustworthy. God will never break His covenant promise, because Jesus is the “Yes” of God to His covenant with us and His promises to us. Each morning you can arise and say, “The covenant of God is mine because Jesus is mine.”

His covenant is a covenant of peace. It is a blood covenant sealed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ upon the cross. It is a covenant of grace and mercy. It is a covenant of salvation, of relationship and fellowship, of His life becoming your life as He works His will within you to do what is pleasing in His sight (Hebrews 13:20-21).

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Name Above All Names 13, Commander of the Lord’s Army

Name Above All Names 13, Commander of the Lord’s Army
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come” (Joshua 5:13-14 NIV).

When he met the Lord, Joshua assumed He was a common warrior, not the Divine Warrior. Joshua was in for a huge surprise. He was not confronting a human figure, but the pre-incarnate Son of God. Joshua attempted to find out which side this warrior was on and discovered that the Commander of the Lord’s Army did not come to take sides but to take over.

Joshua did not meet a high-ranking military officer but the commander and chief of heaven’s army. He was in charge of the entire angelic host and His warriors could never be defeated. It didn’t take Joshua long to discover that he was not on a battleground but on holy ground.

Jesus is your Mighty Warrior in every battle of life that you face. He has come to take over and be in charge of every circumstance you face. The next time you consider who is against you, quickly turn your attention to who is for you—the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the heavenly host, the body of Christ, and the prayers of God’s people are all on your side. You cannot lose, for He is victorious; you cannot be defeated, for He has conquered all; you cannot fail, for He will always lead you in triumph.

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Name Above All Names 12, Bright and Morning Star

Name Above All Names 12, Bright and Morning Star
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star (Revelation 22:16 NKJV).

When in an airplane on a dark and cloudy day, it’s always exciting to break through the clouds into the bright sunlight that shines above them. In the atmosphere of our lives, every moment that we soar above the clouds we experience the sunlight. Jesus is the sunlight in our day, and He is much more. As the Bright and Morning Star, He bathes the start of each day in brightness.

Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I sense that a spirit of darkness or heaviness has come upon me during the night. This sense of darkness, whatever the source, does not have to set the tone for my day. Jesus is my reality, and each morning He is my Bright and Morning Star. It is His light that sets the tone for my day, not my troubling dreams, not my feelings, not my temptations, not my subconscious mind, and not any spirit of darkness. The brightness of Jesus’ name means that He makes the beginning of each day magnificently clear and good.

As the Bright and Morning Star, Jesus also brings hope into our day. We were made to hope, to plan, to imagine, and to anticipate certain things. We all need something to look forward to. Jesus is our hope and our expectation. He is coming one day according to His promise. He will not let us down. He will not disappoint us or fail to meet our expectations of a bright new day and a glorious forever.
 

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Name Above All Names 11, The Foundation

Name Above All Names 11, The Foundation
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste (Isaiah 28:16 KJV).

We cannot put our trust in people, in things or in the systems of this world. The world’s greatest kingdoms have fallen; the world’s biggest armies have known defeat; the world’s noblest kings have lost their power; the world’s mightiest warriors have lost their strength. Everything in the world will suffer decay; everything is temporary. There is nothing that is safe or secure that is based upon man or his ways, and lives that are built upon poor foundations will collapse in the storms of life. Jesus, our Foundation, is the only one we can build our lives upon and not face ruin.

The Bible tells us that God will shake everything that is shakable; only what cannot be shaken will remain. Jesus Christ is the solid foundation of our faith. Nothing you have in Christ can be lost or destroyed when you stand upon His solid ground.

Let your life stand on Christ, for His foundation is unshakeable.
Let your hope rest in Christ, for His foundation is unmovable.
Let your heart trust in Christ, for His foundation is indestructible.
…..
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness…
On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand.
-Edward Mote

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