Life In His Name

John The Apostle  specifically states the purpose for writing his narrative of the life of Jesus; in John 20:31 he writes: “…but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”  Apparently, the “abundant life” that Jesus offers is lived in His Name.

Nowhere in the Gospels are given a description of His physical appearance, rather we are supplied with what we was like and who he was. What comes to your mind when you hear the Name of Jesus?  A mental picture of what could had looked like, or a description of His character and identity?

 We don’t know what He looked like, but we know His Name.   That is, we have his character and identity; these are the makeup of His Name.  The Name gives us his identity, in fact we are called by “His Name” (Isaiah 43:6-7).   “Life in His Name” = Abundant, Eternal Life.  This abundant life is not one of physical prosperity but rather an abundance of character that flows from the identity as His children who bear his Name.  And by His Name… we live.