I give the glory to GOD THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR TRUTH Amen ! Hallelujah!!!!!! The reason such multitudes of prayers never travel higher than the ceiling, and bring no blessings to him who prays, is because they are not prayers in Christ’s name. “In Jesus’ name” is not a magic formula of faith. “Name” means nature. “He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake,” means, “He leads me in right ways because that is His nature.” “His name shall be in their foreheads,” means, “His nature shall be expressed through their minds.” When we ask in Jesus’ name, we ask in His nature, in His identity, and out of His mind and will and purpose. “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name”-that is, in my nature; for things with God are called according to their nature. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ, not when at the end of some request we attach the phrase, “This I ask in Jesus’ name,” but when we pray according to His nature, which is love, which seeketh not its own, but only the will of the Father and His purpose of blessing for all creation. Such asking is the cry of His own Spirit within our hearts. Here, I am convinced, we are often “forgers,” putting Christ’s name to a prayer He would not pray, using His name to secure things He would not endorse! The Lord Jesus did not promise to answer any prayer we say is in His name, but rather any prayer that is prayed in His nature-because that is what He wants, and what He would ask for. All of us are familiar with the phrase, “in the name of the law.” Policemen do their business in the name of the law. Now, let’s suppose a policeman is sent into an inner-city ghetto about noon one day because some violence, including gun shots, has been reported. When he arrives at the designated address, he knocks at the door and calls out, “Police-open in the name of the law!” After knocking repeatedly without getting any response, he draws his gun, kicks open the door, and makes his arrest. Now, let’s shift the scene to the dark hours of early morning, about two o’clock. That same policeman is traveling through a residential area, only now he’s off duty and has spent most of the night drinking in a bar. In a drunken stupor he staggers up the steps of a house, knocks on the door, and shouts, “Open up in the name of the law!” The inhabitants of the house hear the commotion and it is plain that there is a drunk at the door, so they refuse to open up. In a belligerent rage the policeman breaks down the door, and when he does, the police are called, and this time it is the policeman who is arrested and carried off to jail. What’s the difference? It is the same action, the very same words, and exactly the same man. Ah, the action at noon the previous day was done in the name of the law, whereas the scene at night was done outside the law. One was authorized activity, done according to the rules, with all authority, the other was unauthorized. That is what Jesus means when He says “in my name.” When we ask in Jesus’ name we are to ask within the realm and scope of His mind and will and nature. Whatever He is interested in having done on earth, we, as the instruments of His divine life, are involved in accomplishing. “Whatever you need,” He says, “ask for it and it shall be done.” Whatever! Anything! If it is by His mind, His will, and His nature you can ask for it and it shall be done without fail. When we ask out of our own carnal desire and attach the phrase, “in Jesus’ name,” we are acting exactly like the drunken off duty policeman calling out, “Open up in the name of the law!” The words are right, but there is no authorization. The action is outside His nature and His purpose. It is a bastard request. It is a forgery of His name! We say “in Jesus’ name” as a commonplace term, a part of formal ritual, in prayers that get no answer, and that proves they were not really asked in His name, for the promise is sure, “If ye ask anything in My name, I will do it” (Jn. 14:14). If we ask and do not receive it can only mean one of two things-Jesus lied, or we somehow failed to ask “in His name.”
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:53:24 +0000
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