The Encourager
The Encourager
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John 14:13-14: Jesus said, Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
How and Why Do I Pray 'in Jesus’ Name?'
- Jesus told us to pray in his name.
Biblical Support for Praying in Jesus’ Name
The concept of praying in Jesus’ name is definitely biblical. The key text is John 14:13-14: “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” This concept is repeated a few more times in John 15:16 and John 16:23-24.
In these verses, Jesus seems to be saying that prayer given in the name of Jesus is guaranteed to be answered.
Acknowledgment of His Intercession
There is something different about prayer in the New Testament than in the Old Testament. In John 16:24, Jesus tells his disciples, “Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy will be full.”
So what’s different about our prayers now that Christ has lived, died, and rose again for us?
When Jesus ascended to heaven after his resurrection, he became our intercessor and our advocate to the Father (Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1; Hebrews 7:25). Praying in his name is to acknowledge and remember that Christ is the only way—that our standing before the Father is based on the finished work of Christ alone.
When we pray in Jesus’ name, we are acknowledging that, without the work of Christ, we would be alienated from God forever.