Access Through His Name

Sunday, October 12
Access Through His Name
Philippians 2:9-10; Ephesians 5:20

John 16:23-24 "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."" Jesus gave us, "in His Name"", a blank cheque to fill with whatever we desire from His Father. What a privilege! Jesus is the only way to the Father (John 14:6). His name is our sure access to the Father. We cannot receive anything from the Father in any other name other than the name of Jesus. By the authority of God's Word, we are to come to the Father in the name of Jesus. Beloved, when we come to the Father in the name of Jesus, it is as though Jesus were before the Father to ask of Him. We are one with Him in that name. In that name, the Father sees us in Him and Him in us. Halleluyah! We are no longer strangers in His presence because we have come in the name of Jesus (Eph. 2:12-13). In that name we are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ Jesus. Now we are the children of God and He is our Father (1 John 3:1-2). So we can ask the Father for whatever we desire because we are his children. Jesus tells us how to pray, "â¦.when you pray, say our Fatherâ¦"" We are not to pray to Jesus; we are not to pray to angels, we are not to pray to any man or woman in the Bible. We also don't pray in the name of angels because our prayers will not be answered if we pray that way. Our prayers must be addressed simply to our Father in Jesus' Name. Praying to the Father in the Name of Jesus guarantees the Father's answer and Jesus' endorsement. Beloved, ask the Father for something today in the Name of Jesus and you will see the result of your obedience to God's Word.

Other Scriptures for Meditation: Matthew 7:7- 11; Colossians 3:17

My Solid Front (Confession)
In the Name of Jesus, I come to the father today knowing that I have unlimited access to all the resources of Heaven for I have come in the name of Jesus. Amen.