Knowing Jesus As The Sent One

Minister: Rev. Benjamin Gin

John 17:25-26

“O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them”.

The Lord, in concluding the prayer in John 17, said that man did not know the Father. The only person who can show us the Father is Jesus because he is the only one who knows Him. The world has not known the Father, but Jesus knows Him. The disciples do not know the Father, but they know that He has sent Jesus. Meaning they have accepted the ministry of Jesus is the one who can minister the Father.  You cannot go the Father except you follow the way; Jesus is the way.You must come to the place where an understanding dawns on you that Jesus is the way. The target was for all men to know Him, to know His life. (John 17:3). He introduced his intention in the beginning of the chapter. Knowing the Father is what would bring the impartation of eternal life. The only person who can tell us the Father is Jesus because He is the only one who knows the Father. Jesus said that they at least know that the Father had sent Jesus. They can then accept his ministry to teach the Father.

We must first of all accept that Jesus is the sent one. We must know who and what he stands for. We must know that Jesus is the sent one. If we know and accept, then we are ready for the next step, which is the name and declaration of the name of the Father. He declared the Father’s name to only those who know he is the sent one. He cannot declare the Father’s name to you if you do not know he is the sent one. The declaration of the Father is not a one-time thing, it is a journey. Continuous declaration of the name has a purpose. The idea of the declaration of the name is to bring to the limelight the love of the Father, who loved Jesus. Jesus is not going to declare just the love of the Father alone, but his name also. The name of the Father communicates the love with which the Father loved Jesus in us. Any time the love is declared, the Father appears in us.

Once the love of the Father jumps into us, his person follows. We are receiving the person as we are receiving the love of the Father. We can come to a place where we have begun to hear the declarations of the name of the Father and come short of it. This is the destination, and we can come short of that destination if we do not know how to follow. After new birth, if there is anything we should pursue, it is the declaration by Jesus of the name of the Father. For us to have this name declared, the environment must be conducive. It is not something that would be done haphazardly.

Any mistake in the receipt of the declaration of the name of the Father is dangerous. We must not get to a place where what is being declared would form a bad thing in us. We must be careful that the name of the Father does not become a fuel for our lust and turn us into a worse person than when we first started. As long as we are before Jesus and you are not ready to receive the declaration of the Father, he will not talk. If we are distracted by the minutest thing, it can disrupt the declaration of the name of the  Father, because of that, we need to know Jesus, that is the sent one. If we do not know Jesus as the sent one, we would not be able to receive the declaration of the name of the Father.

Matthew 28:18

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth”.

The assignment of the sent one is to declare the name of the Father. The name of the Father is one of the names that are contained in the name of Jesus. If you understand that Jesus is the sent one, you must understand that you must know Jesus before you can make any progress in the name of the Father. Jesus made bold to say that all power in heaven and on earth is vested in his name; that name is the name Jesus. If we do not know this, then the ministry of Jesus declaring the Father can be declared. You have to be properly seated to hear the name of the Father.

In our pursuit of the declaration of the Father, if there is any uncertainty in our pursuit, we would not get this declaration. What can handle that uncertainty is the name of Jesus. As we are amplifying understanding, without revelation, we cannot move to understanding. Once there are issues that are troubling you around, you discover that your pursuit of the understanding of the declaration of the name of the Father cannot continue. Sometimes, we may feel we do not need to exercise the power in the name of Jesus. We believe every other thing will be taken care of as we obey and become. However, this mindset is costly to our spiritual progress because the things we ought to take care of by standing in faith remain a trouble in our lives. The Lord Jesus appeared to Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin in a vision to teach him about the authority in the name of Jesus. The Lord taught him that He has delegated the authority to cast out demons to believers. Jesus has all power in heaven and on earth; however, He commanded us to go into the world to teach the names (Matt. 28:18).. In doing so, He delegated the authority of the power of the earth to us.

Matthew 28 is the outline for the declaration of the name.  It is a process of declaration by teaching (Matthew 28: 19-20). The people cannot be taught if they do not understand that a power that has been given that does not belong to our Lord Jesus but to us. Everything Jesus has and acquired is vested in that name; in that name, every power is supposed to bow.

 Philippians 2:9-11

“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:[10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;[11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”.

Angels have names. Jesus has been given a name more excellent than the names of angels. Every fear of life should respond to that name. The name of Jesus does not lose its value when acquiring the name of the Father. The name of the Father is actually a subset of the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus is all-encompassing with different levels. The name at whatever level should not lose its potency; if not, we would be distracted. One of the things that can distract us is the beauty of the destination. Forgeting that the joy of the destination is supposed to fuel our zeal and not for us to forget what we are supposed to be doing now.  The things pertaining to the destination can also distract us, not just material things.

We must not get tired of commanding and using the name of Jesus against all ugly situations that have lasted and lingered: ugly situations that would not allow us to fully focus on receiving the name of the Father.

Mark 16:16-17
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.(17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues…”

Every devil or devil-inflicted situations are supposed to be cast out.

Colossians 2:15.

“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it”.

A believer is not supposed to be distracted by these beings. The word spoil means disband. Meaning every devil and demon have been disarmed.  Their armour has been taken off them and we are not supposed to be distracted by them.

 Collossians 3:17
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”.

Everything we do must be done in the name of Jesus, the essence of this is to give glory to the Fahter. The declaration of the name Father does not negate the declaration of the name of Jesus. The name of the Father is for our building. It is a subset of the name of Jesus. The name of Jesus has become so common on our lips in this generation. The name of Jesus is to be revered. The name carries power. When that name is called, the whole universe responds to the name.