In His Name

What do we do in the name of Christ?

In our church, we end our prayers in His name. We bless our children in His name. We baptize our members in His name. We testify of Him- in His name. We preach His gospel in His name. We perform all ordinances necessary for salvation and exaltation in His name. We do each and every thing worth doing- in His name.

Do we think about that? I think it can become rote if we don't watch ourselves. When we do each of these things, we are, in fact, consecrating that to Him. We are also stating that we are acting as we believe He would act or as we believe He would have us act. We are taking His name upon us.

What does that mean? Well, pretty much what I already said: that we are claiming that our actions are in line with His teachings. Oh how cautious this should make us in our actions- in what we do, say and think each day. Just praying in His name alone should make us reevaluate ourselves. When we do so, we consecrate our day and our time to Him in the morning, and at night we report to Him in the hopes that our day was spent in a manner worthy of His name.

How carefully would you live your life if everything you did was conscientiously in the name of Christ? What would you change? What would you keep the same? As Christians, this should be at the forefront of our every decision.