Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” John 14:13 HCSB
There is no other name which men can be saved except Jesus. There is power in His name. We know that as Christians when a person calls on the name of Jesus for salvation they will be saved. Jesus will never say “I will not save you” to a person seeking salvation from Him. We know in our hearts that every person who calls on Jesus to be saved will be saved.
However, when it comes to prayer we do not have that same conviction. We hesitate in our prayers. We doubt God’s willingness to answer. We question our worthiness. Yet Jesus said whatever we ask in Jesus’ name He will do it. If Jesus can save, He can heal.
Prayer has been abused by many in the pulpit by telling us to focus our prayers on what we want and our selfish desires. The Bible tells us if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart. If Jesus is truly Lord over our lives and He is our master, then it makes sense that He would do whatever we ask in His name.
The Bible says that the Father wants all to come to the saving power of Jesus. He does not want anyone to perish. That is why when a person ca Los upon the name of Jesus to be saved the Father will save Him because that is His desire.
If our desires line up with Jesus’ desires, then what we ask in His name will come to pass. That is why it is crucial that Jesus is the Lord over our lives. We must allow Him to be our Master. As our master and Lord, He will do what we ask in His name because He truly reigns over our lives.
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