Sunday November 12
(22nd Sunday After Trinity)
Bible Reading: John 16: 21 - 24
Topic: In Jesus Name
We very often punctuate
our impromptu prayers with the phrase "In Jesus Name", this is in
obedience to Jesus' injunction in vs. 24 to make our requests our requests to
the Father in His Name.
However, asking in Jesus
Name is more than just chorusing "in Jesus Name.
For us to truly pray in
Jesus Name and receive an answer, Heaven must recognize us as truly belonging
to Him, since only those who believe in Jesus Christ can truly pray in His Name
(John 14: 12 - 13)
We need the Holy Spirit to
pray aright, and He will only live in and enable the prayers of those who have
surrendered their lives to Christ (Rom. 8: 9, 16, 26)
Moreover your prayer must
be according to God's Will whenever you pray in Jesus Name (1 John 5: 14). The
Holy Spirit also helps a Christian to pray to God with a transformed and
renewed mind that is in line with God's Perfect Will (1 Rom. 12: 2; James 4: 2
- 3)
Those who can truly and
effectively pray in Jesus Name are those who believe in Jesus, have the Holy
Spirit in them, have faith in Jesus, live a holy life and ask according to
God's Will.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, grant that
each time I pray in Your Name, I may never do so in vain, Amen.
Memory Verse John 16: 23
"And in that day, ye shall
ask me (Jesus Christ) nothing; Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever, ye
shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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