When One Word Changes Everything: The Story Behind "I Speak Jesus"

. Good morning everybody , and welcome to Music Monday , and I expect that many of you recognize that opening clip , which is from today's song . It's called I Speak Jesus and was written by a very talented group that call themselves here Be Lions . The song has been recorded by multiple artists , including Charity Gale , josh Baldwin and Darlene Cech .

I was curious about the writing group's name here Be Lions so I did a little bit of research to find out some more about them

. They are a ministry collective focused on discipleship , music and community . The collective takes its name from the old mapping tradition , in which explorers marked unknown dangerous territory with a symbol and the phrase here Be Lions .

Originally it was meant as a warning , but the phrase has become a call for here be lions to advance God's kingdom , his authority and his power and

his order . One of the group is Dustin Smith and he talked about the writing of this song . He said the song came as easy as it sounds . Jesse Reeves , another member of their group , prayed over us before we started writing and just said I just want to speak the name of Jesus over these people . That was it , the whole prayer , nothing more , nothing less .

And when we went to write , I asked if we could write a song based on his prayer . He said all I did was say the name of Jesus and that is all I want to say over my congregation , over my family , over my sickness , over depression and anxiety . All we needed was a melody , because we already had the most important word Jesus .

There is mighty power in the name of Jesus , and he's

absolutely correct . There's tremendous power in the name of Jesus . All you have to do is start reading through the New Testament and you can't get away from it .

Philippians 2 , 9-11 tells us Therefore , god exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that was above every name , that at the name of Jesus , every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth , and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God , the Father , and the scripture tells us that not only should

everyone bow to that name , but salvation can only come through that name of Jesus . Acts , chapter 4 , verse 12 . Salvation is found in no one else . There is no other name under heaven given by mankind by which we must be saved .

This verse reminds us that there is no other way to have a relationship with God or to come to God than through Jesus Christ and the power of what he has done for us . It's not just a path , but the singular path through which salvation can be attained , through our faith in him . And scripture also tells us that there's healing in that name .

In the book of Acts , peter heals a lame man by saying in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth , rise up and walk . There is power in the name of Jesus , not just over spiritual maladies but over the physical ones as well . And let's not minimize our role of faith in what Jesus does .

It's not merely pronouncing his name , but a deep , real , abiding faith in what that name represents God's grace , his love for humanity and his power to save and heal . So when we're singing this song , I just want to speak the name of Jesus till every dark addiction starts to break , declaring there is hope and there is freedom . I speak Jesus .

Your name is healing . Your name is life . Break every stronghold , shine through the shadows and burn like a fire . I just want to speak that name

of Jesus . I'm going to leave you with another short clip from the song this morning , and in your show notes there will be the YouTube link that you can either click on or copy and paste , if you need to , and to listen to Josh Baldwin's version of the song . I think you will really enjoy it . Have a great day , my friends . We will talk again tomorrow .

I'll see you next time .