Do you know how many “names” you have to get past in order to access “The Name” which is above all other names? Do you realize how many names are vying for your attention, everyday? Names carry power, they want recognition, they demand attention. Names of companies are seeking your money; names of celebrities are seeking your attention; names of leaders are wanting you to follow them; names, names, names, so many names. Not just on earth, but in the heavens as well.

Psalm 113 says “The LORD is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, Who is enthroned on high, Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in the earth?”

The name of the Lord our God is the name above all names. His name is above the earth and the heavens, but to access that name, you have to push past all the other names. Many people preach and prophesy what they heard from a lesser name that they admire or listen to. But to access the Name of the LORD our God, you have to be willing to go beyond all the names vying for your attention and there are many.

The final name you have to go beyond is your own name. This is possibly the hardest name to deny, because it is you. Your name may be the very name that hinders you from accessing His name. No wonder Jesus said, unless you deny yourself you cannot follow Me. Our name is so important to us, we struggle to deny it in order to access another name. But once you deny even your own name, your own reputation, your own need to be seen, heard, etc. then you access what Paul describes as the name above all names. Once you access His name, no other name gets your primary focus, for HIs name is so life giving, so satisfying, you truly don’t want any other name to be glorified, not even your own.