Hallowed Be Your Name

In Today’s Word, Jesus reveals that the most critical element of prayer is knowing exactly who your Father is. He is the Creator, the Sustainer, the Beginning and the End, and the Lord of all creation. While your Father sits on His eternal throne, He simultaneously dwells within you through His Spirit. He is a God who speaks and fulfills, walking beside you to encourage and empower. He listens to your prayers and responds in ways that surpass human understanding.

This Father is the one who destroys the power of Satan, sin, and hell in your path. He surrounds you with the horses and chariots of fire from the heavenly realms, leading your life toward an eternal purpose: to bear witness for Christ to the ends of the earth. His name is Jehovah—the all-present, all-knowing, and all-powerful God. Because His name is unlike any other, we pray, “hallowed be Your name.” There is a transformative power found in that name alone.

We see this power illustrated in the life of Moses. When God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses offered a long list of excuses. God answered those doubts by revealing His name: “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14). By identifying Himself as the “I AM,” God was declaring that He is the Holy One who has existed from eternity past and will exist into eternity future—the very foundation of all existence. Relying on the authority of that name, Moses demonstrated God’s power in Egypt and completed his God-given mission.

At the end of his journey, Moses left the Israelites with a final confession of faith: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5). This wasn’t just a commandment; it was a testimony born from a lifetime of experiencing the only true God.

You must remember that you are no longer a child of the devil; you have been legally granted the right to be a child of God. Your salvation is anchored in His name, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Therefore, do not be consumed by your present circumstances; they are merely temporary, a necessary process within the fulfillment of God’s plan. Instead, hold onto the eternal word of God, for while the grass withers and the flowers fall, the word of the Lord endures forever (Isaiah 40:8).

If you feel discouraged or tired, rely on His power to carry you. Those who hope in the Lord will find their strength renewed, enabling them to soar on wings like eagles, to run without growing weary, and to walk without fainting (Isaiah 40:31). Even now, Jesus is interceding for you, asking the Holy Father to protect you by the power of the name He was given (John 17:11).

Nothing can save, protect, or empower quite like His name. Hold firmly to it, use it in your daily life, and proclaim it to all nations. You are called to heal the world through the power of the name that is above every name.