Aug. 15
A NAME GUARANTEE
"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the
Father may be glorified in the Son" John 14:13
It is not every believer who has yet learned to pray in Christ's
name. To ask not only for His sake, but in His name, as authorized by
Him, is a high order of prayer. We would not dare to ask for some
things in that blessed name, for it would be a wretched profanation of
it; but when the petition is so clearly right that we dare set the
name of Jesus to it, then it must be granted.
Prayer is all the more sure to succeed because it is for the
Father's glory through the Son. It glorifies His truth, His
faithfulness, His power, His grace. The granting of prayer, when
offered in the name of Jesus, reveals the Father's love to Him, and
the honor which He has put upon Him. The glory of Jesus and of the
Father are so wrapped up together, that the grace which magnifies the
one magnifies the other. The channel is made famous through the
fullness of the fountain, and the fountain is honored through the
channel by which it flows. If the answering of our prayers would
dishonor our Lord, we would not pray; but since in this thing He is
glorified, we will pray without ceasing in that dear name in which God
and His people have a fellowship of delight.