A.W. Pink
But did not the Lord Jesus tell His disciples, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you (John 16:23)? He did; but this promise does not give praying souls carte blanche. These words of our Lord are in perfect accord with those of the apostle John If we ask anything according to His will He heareth us. What is it to ask in the name of Christ? Surely it is very much more than a prayer formula, the mere concluding of our supplications with the words in the name of Christ. To apply to God for anything in the name of Christ, it must needs be in keeping with what Christ is! To ask God in the name of Christ is as though Christ Himself were the suppliant. We can only ask God for what Christ would ask. To ask in the name of Christ, is therefore, to set aside our own wills, accepting God s!
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