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What Does It Mean to Pray in Jesus Name?

Unceasing, incessant prayer is essential to the vitality of your relationship to the Lord and your ability to function in the world. But exactly what does it mean to pray in Jesus name?

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:13, 14, NKJV.

The Lord Is Disappointed When People Place a Low Estimate upon Themselves. He Desires His Chosen People to Value Themselves According to the Price He Has Placed upon Them.

God wanted us, else He would not have sent His Son on such an expensive errand to redeem you. He has a use for us, and He is well pleased when we make the very highest demands upon Him, that we may glorify His name. We should expect large things if we have faith in His promises.

But to Pray in Christ’s Name Means Much

It means that we are to accept His character, manifest His spirit, and work His works. The Savior’s promise is given on condition. “If ye love me,” He says, “keep my commandments.” He saves men and women, not in sin, but from sin; and those who love Him will show their love by obedience!

All true obedience comes from the heart.

It Was Heart-work with Christ. And If We Consent

He will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall be but carrying out our own impulses.

The will, refined and sanctified, will find its highest delight in doing His service. When we know God as it is our privilege to know Him, our life will be a life of continual obedience. Through an appreciation of the character of Christ, through communion with God, sin will become hateful to us.

We cannot depend for counsel upon humanity. The Lord will teach us our duty just as willingly as He will teach somebody else.

If We Come to Him in Faith, He Will Speak His Mysteries to Us Personally

Our hearts will often burn within us as One draws nigh to commune with us as He did with Enoch.

Those who decide to do nothing in any line that will displease God will know, after presenting their case before Him, just what course to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength.

Power for obedience, for service, will be imparted to them, as Christ has promised.

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