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bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,
    That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
    And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
    Philippians 2:8-11
    How did Jesus get the Name we've been talking about which is so powerfully described in this passage, a Name which is synonymous with such names as Lord, Savior, the Word (John 1:1), Lamb of God (John 1:29), Bread of Life (John 6:35), Lord of lords and King of kings (Revelation 17:14)?
    He got it by being extremely obedient.
    We have already discussed obedience, but there is another aspect of it in connection with the Name that I want to touch on next.
    Obedience and Relationship
    Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]
    Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained,
    But stripped Himself [of all privileges and rightful dignity], so as to assume the guise of a servant (slave), in that He became like men and was born a human being.
    Philippians 2:5-7
    In this passage we see that before Jesus’ act of obedience (described in Philippians 2:8-11 at the beginning of this chapter), He had a pre-existing and ongoing relationship with the Father.
    If using the Name of Jesus is going to produce powerful results in our life, we must first have a relationship with Him, just as He had with the Father in heaven.
    Having a relationship with someone comes from spending time with that person. To have a close relationship with the Lord we must have a regular time that we spend with Him in fellowship. That simply means talking to Him daily, reading His Word regularly and letting Him get involved in our life.
    It is not possible to have a true relationship with Him without commitment—the same kind of commitment that is made in a marriage.
    To Use the Name, We Must Be Married!
    He who has the bride is the bridegroom….
    John 3:29
    In the Bible, Jesus presented Himself as a bridegroom and the church as His bride. In order to have a bridegroom and a bride, there must be a wedding, a marriage. That marriage produces a lasting personal relationship between the bride and groom.
    When Dave Meyer and I were married, I took his name. I became Mrs. Dave Meyer. Now I have all the authority that the name “Dave Meyer” represents.
    Before we were married, I didn't have anything. He had a new car. The minute we became husband and wife, that car became mine.
    Before we were married, I had debts. The minute we were married, those debts became Dave's.
    All that we had individually became ours corporately because we were in marital relationship one with the other.
    That was not the case when we were just dating. I did not get the name “Dave Meyer” or anything that name represents until we were married.
    That is the way it is with Jesus; we don't get His Name and all the power it confers until we are “married” to Him.
    The problem is that too many Christians just want to “date” Jesus. They want to live their own lives their own way, independently. They don't want to give Him their all. They want to with-hold some areas of their life. They don't want to make a complete commitment.
    Yet when they get into trouble or they have a disaster, it's:
    Oh, Jesus, I'm in trouble! Let's have a date!
    Oh, Jesus, I need some money! Let's have a date!
    Oh, Jesus, I'm sick! Let's have a date!
    They want to be able to call upon that Name to provide the money or healing or deliverance or whatever they need. But they don't want to belong to Him totally and all the time.
    Jesus is not interested in just having a “date” with us occasionally. He wants a permanent relationship with us. He wants to put a ring of