Restoring Your good name

Pro 22:1 says "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold".
But because of one reason or the other your name may have been tarnished. You may have been falsely accused of doing something that tarnished your name or because of foolish choices and actions you may have tarnished your own name.

In my own life, because of stupid things I did my own relatives had a general warning concerning John E King... stay away because he is a bad influence. You know... the "back sheep" of the family (some of you reading are the proverbial 'black sheep'). Wow, what an embarrassment to my parents who work so hard to bring me up the right way. The truth is I chose to rebel against the good ways they taught me but once I gave my life to the Lord I changed my way of living and those same relatives now ask me to talk to others because I have become a good / positive influence. My name was restored.

It may be out of your control to have published records concerning your name changed because of crimes committed or judgements passed against you. In our legal system your name may carry an ugly record when prospective employers or credit agencies look it up.

Well if you're born again and you believe God's Word I got good news. You can stand in faith for the Lord to restore your name no matter what the record says. I want to share with you precious promises that you can stand on for restoration of your good name.

1st of all. Are you born again? If so then 2Co 5:17 describes you. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new".
Now I know you're saying, "bro john I know that but how's is that helping me in this legal situation. Okay Okay... just keep reading.
Because you are Born again there are certain promises God has made to you that will change anything (They will give you favor with God and man).

Gal 3:29 says ..."And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise".
You said you are saved. That means you belong to Christ. If you belong to Christ you are Abraham's seed (also read Gal 3:13-14).

What did God promise Abraham? Gen 12:2 "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing".
God promise Abraham to make his name great. That word "great" means 'proudly spoken' and 'excellent' (from Strong's Concordance) and you are Abraham's seed and an heir according to that promise.

How do you get a promise from God to you manifested in your life? I am so glad you asked!
Mark 11:22-23 says "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says".
You have to start confessing God's promise to you concerning making your name great.

As you meditate those promises faith comes. Your prayer might go like this...

"Father, you said that if I belong to Christ then I am Abraham's seed and heir according to what You promised him. Well Lord you promised to make his name proudly spoken and right now I claim that promise for myself. Father I repent (turn away) from any thing that would bring shame to my name and I now declare that your promise to me is true. I declare that my name from this time forward will be proudly spoken and I declare that no weapon formed against me will prosper and every tongue that rise up against me I'll show to be in the wrong (Is 54:17). From now on my name is an excellent name according to Your promise and Father I bind every negative report / record and conversation that would say otherwise (mat 18:18). Now Father i thank You for moving mightily in my behalf according to Your Word, in Jesus name... Amen!

That's it! From now on confess this only... "my name is great" " my name is proudly spoken" "I have an excellent name"! Make sure you meditate on the passages in this message. Faith comes by you meditating on what God has said. Remember...
Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what GOD's servants can expect. I'll see to it that everything works out for the best." GOD's Decree(mgs bible).

Heb 10:35-36 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.
For you have need of endurance (patience), so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:

1Jo 5:14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1Jo 5:15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

Be blessed
From: John E king