John 14:13-14. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
There is the only limit to true believing prayer. There are some things which we could not ask in Christ’s name; that is, using his authority in asking for them. There are some wishes and whims that we may cherish, not that we think we may pray about; but we have not Christ’s name or authority to warrant us in expecting that we shall realize them, and therefore we cannot ask for them in his name. To say, "For Christ’s sake," is one thing; but to say, "I ask this in Christ’s name," is quite another matter. He never authorized you to make use of his name about everything. There are only certain things about which you can pray in his name, such as are the express subject of a divine promise, and when you pray for one of those things, you shall prove Christ’s words to be true, "If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it."
John 14:13-14. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
There is the only limit to true believing prayer. There are some things which we could not ask in Christ’s name; that is, using his authority in asking for them. There are some wishes and whims that we may cherish, not that we think we may pray about; but we have not Christ’s name or authority to warrant us in expecting that we shall realize them, and therefore we cannot ask for them in his name. To say, "For Christ’s sake," is one thing; but to say, "I ask this in Christ’s name," is quite another matter. He never authorized you to make use of his name about everything. There are only certain things about which you can pray in his name, such as are the express subject of a divine promise, and when you pray for one of those things, you shall prove Christ’s words to be true, "If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it."