Waggoner on the Gospel of John - Ellet J. Waggoner

that name Jesus showed that no man or men could
deprive Him of life, but that He Himself gave it up
willingly.
That very name, with the same protecting
power, is ours to take with us. That little incident in
the garden is recorded in order that we may know
that the I Am, who is with us all the days, even to
the end of the world, is our shield against all the
assaults of the enemy of our souls. He puts His
own name upon us. Into that name we are baptized.
While we confess that name, knowing that Christ is
come in our flesh, and that it is no longer we who
live and have to meet the attacks of Satan, but
Christ living in us, we can as certainly keep the
roaring lion at bay as Jesus did the fierce mob.
What a blessed lesson is conveyed to us in this
simple narrative!
Take the name of Jesus ever,
As a shield from every snare;
When temptations round you gather,
Breathe that holy name in prayer."
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