Bestowed Names
- Eliza Trinity
- Nov 28, 2025
- 6 min read
The Name You Call Reveals the God You Know
Some believers speak the name of Jesus and see immediate results—deliverance, breakthrough, divine intervention—while others call on the same name yet experience silence, resistance, or even intensified warfare. The difference is not in the name itself but in the revelation carried by the one who speaks it. This teaching explores the mystery, the spiritual mechanics, and the divine identity encoded in the name bestowed upon Jesus after the cross—an identity that determines how heaven, earth, and the spiritual realm respond when that name is invoked.
This article is a structured study of the sermon “Bestowed Names” delivered by Prophet Lovy L. Elias on 1 July 2025.
STUDY NOTES
1. Why the Name of Jesus Works for Some but Not Others
You will understand why you have at times mentioned the name of the Lord Jesus and nothing happened.
There are people who mention the name of the Lord and many things happen.
There are people who jump and scream into the night and nothing happens.
The error is not in the name; the error is in the person mentioning the name.
There is a revelation possessed by those who manifest the name of the Lord Jesus that many believers have not come into.
Some are graced by God where they manifest God not because of knowledge but because of sovereign mercy.
Even the anointed must come to the fullness of what they are called to do and the understanding of the One who sent them.
2. Mystery and Revelation in the Things of the Spirit
Anybody who says there is no mystery in the things of the Spirit is a fool.
Seeing Jesus is not equal to knowing His identity.
Being with Jesus does not mean you know His full identity.
The disciples said, show us the Father, and were answered that they did not know who He was.
The man who called Him good teacher was asked why he used a title reserved for God.
The question was whether he knew who he was addressing.
People seek results detached from the Person and often unconsciously do so.
3. Spiritual Consequences of Using the Name Without Understanding
Saying words you don't mean or know why you're saying them becomes dangerous in spiritual life.
The sons of Sceva mentioned the right name but did not know what they were saying.
Mentioning the name of Jesus puts every demonic force on high alert.
Mentioning that name provokes and challenges other forces.
Demonic dreams do not exist; outer body experiences are mistaken for dreams.
Outer body experience is not a dream.
In those experiences, one tries to animate the body and cannot.
When returning to the body, the experience is mistaken for a nightmare, but it was a real spiritual altercation.
Lucid dreaming is between sleep and awake, but outer body experience is different.
4. The Historical and Biblical Weight of Names
In past generations names and words carried deep significance.
Today words don't mean what they ought to, including in the church.
If you don't understand what you're doing, you rob yourself of what God has given.
The name of the Lord Jesus was not powerful before the cross.
The person of Jesus was powerful because He is God incarnated.
The name Jesus was as common then as common names today.
There were many Jesuses in scripture.
5. The Name of Jesus Before and After the Cross
After the cross, everything changed.
People were willing to die for Him.
People were willing to be cast out for Him.
There is something in Jesus that is different after the cross.
6. The Humility and Exaltation of Christ (Philippians 2)
He saw it not robbery to be equal with God.
He made Himself of no reputation.
His first humility was humility within divinity, unseen by creation.
God is triune: Father is God, Son is God, Holy Spirit is God—distinct yet one.
The Father is not greater than the Son in divinity but the Son willingly submits to the Father.
His humility included taking the form of a servant and being found in fashion as a man.
He humbled Himself unto death, even the death of the cross.
Because of this obedience, God highly exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name.
7. Conversation Within Divinity (Psalm 45 & Hebrews 1)
Psalm 45 describes a divine conversation where God addresses another as God.
“Thy throne, O God, is forever” is God speaking within divinity.
This is a conversation between divine Persons manifesting in distinct roles.
Hebrews 1 confirms this by saying, unto the Son He says, Thy throne, O God.
The Father calls the Son God; the Son glorifies the Father.
Divine humility and divine glorification are intertwined.
8. Being Found by God (Noah, Abraham, David, Solomon)
God finds people among people.
David stood out before God, not men.
Noah found grace when God regretted making humanity.
Noah stood out.
Abraham was told his name would be made great.
God makes certain names great because they carry divine imprint.
David was given a great name like the great names of the earth.
The star of Israel is linked to David; the King of Israel is linked to Jesus.
There are parallels God wove together intentionally.
Jacob was renamed Israel because he mingled with God.
Israel means one who mingled and prevailed because God allowed him to.
John the Baptist is associated with Elijah because of the divine assignment on his name.
9. The Bestowed Name: Yahweh Revealed in Jesus
God gave Him a name above every name.
The name is not Jesus, for Jesus is a human name meaning deliverer.
Moses was also a deliverer.
The name bestowed carries what caused resurrection and what makes God call Him God.
Praise Yah, praise Yahweh’s name—revealing the name above all names.
When the name Jesus is spoken after the cross, the divine Name is invoked.
Through Him it becomes safe to declare the Name of God.
In Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead.
When the name is invoked in Him, there is sanctification and purification.
10. Being Called by God’s Name as His People
If My people who are called by My name.
Whenever God names someone, He connects them to His own name.
Abraham, David, Jacob/Israel, and others bear divine identity through naming.
He will give a name that only He knows.
He will write His name on the forehead of His people.
Even if people drag your name, they cannot kill it because it is not your name but His.
11. Understanding the Name You Declare
Understand the name you are declaring.
When you truly hold the name of the Lord Jesus, no one can do anything to you.
Fighting that name is fighting God, not fighting a person.
The name does not fail; the error is in the one calling it.
Invoking the name requires revelation of the One who bears it.
Scripture References
Scripture | Version | Context / Why Included |
Philippians 2:5–11 | KJV | Referenced directly in the sermon to explain Christ’s humility, exaltation, and the name bestowed above all names. |
Psalms 45:1–7 | KJV | Quoted to show the conversation within divinity where God calls the Son “O God.” |
Hebrews 1:8 | KJV | Used to confirm Psalm 45, showing the Father addressing the Son as God. |
Genesis 6:7–8 | KJV | Used to show Noah “found grace” when humanity fell under judgment. |
Genesis 12:1–2 | KJV | Quoted to explain how God makes Abraham’s name great. |
2 Samuel 7:8–10 | KJV | Used to emphasize how God gave David a great name. |
Isaiah 45:21–25 | KJV | Referenced as the prophetic foundation for “every knee shall bow” applied to Christ in Philippians 2. |
1 Corinthians 2:6–8 | KJV | Used to explain hidden wisdom and why spiritual rulers did not recognize the Lord of glory. |
Revelation 2:17 | KJV | Referenced conceptually about the new name known only to God. |
Golden Nuggets
“The error is not in the name; the error is in the person mentioning the name.”
“Being with Jesus doesn’t mean you know His full identity.”
“If you don’t understand what you’re doing, you will rob yourself of the magnificence of what God has given.”
“You cannot use what you don’t understand.”
“The name of the Lord Jesus was not powerful before the cross.”
“The first humility Jesus portrayed was humility in divinity.”
“God is a triune God—distinct, but one person.”
“There is a conversation within divinity where one humbles Himself and the other glorifies Him.”
“You can be found. Don’t stand out among men; stand out before God.”
“At no time did man seek out God except God seek out man.”
“When you say Jesus, you are invoking the name of God Himself.”
“Through Him you have been sanctified; through Him you have been purified.”
“Even if they drag your name, they can never kill your name.”
“Understand the name you are calling.”
“If you fight the name of Jesus, you will lose.”
“You are no longer fighting a human being; you are fighting God.”
“The Son did not deny being God; He questioned if the man knew who He was.”
“Demons recognize identity even when people do not.”
“God has a habit of finding people among people.”
“Names in Scripture carry the identity, nature, and assignment of God within them.”
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