Our nation needs Jesus.
I’m sure all of you can agree. There is so much brokenness, hatred, addiction, and darkness in the world, but in the name of Jesus there is wholeness, love, freedom, and light.
It’s not politically correct anymore to speak about Jesus. So we need boldness, and we need to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to speak His name.
In several passages in Acts, we see Christ-followers being told not to speak about Jesus. We seem them being mistreated and beaten, but continuing to speak the name of Jesus! By the name of Jesus they healed, they declared salvation, and they pushed back against the spiritual forces of evil. Their commitment to preach Jesus is inspiring and challenging to read.
Our newest song, “I Speak Jesus”, is all about speaking the name of Jesus. We want to speak the powerful name of Jesus over darkness, over strongholds, over fear and anxiety, and over depression. We want to speak the name of Jesus declaring peace, declaring hope, declaring healing, and declaring freedom.
There’s power in the name of Jesus to break strongholds and to shine through the shadows.
As we unite and sing the name of Jesus, I pray that fear would be replaced with peace and hope, that depression would be replaced with joy, that addictions would be broken, and that the spiritual forces of evil would be restrained.
The bridge of this song says,
Shout Jesus from the mountains
Jesus from the streets
Jesus in the darkness over every enemy
Jesus for my family
I speak the holy Name
Jesus!
I pray that we wouldn’t just speak the name of Jesus when we are together, but that we truly would speak the name of Jesus in our neighborhoods, in our schools, in our homes, and in our places of work.
Like the early Christians in Acts, I pray we would be unashamed to speak the name of Jesus, even in the face of increasing persecution.
As always, I can’t wait for Sunday! We’ll declare the name of Jesus together through song, we’ll spend some time praying for our country, and Jack will share about the armor we have against the spiritual forces of evil. I can’t wait to gather with you!
For His Glory,
Pastor Kyle
My RightNow Media pick is Redeem the Screen. It’s all about our idolatry with our screens. It’s a timely challenge and biblical reminder of our dependency on screens.