the power of “in Jesus’ name” - Encouraging short sermons and devotionals compiled by The Commandment Co

We often say “in Jesus’ name” at the end of our prayers, or see other believers and leaders say it, but have you ever stopped to wonder what it really means to say “in Jesus’ name”?

“…Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.”  John 16:23 - Encouraging short sermons and devotionals compiled by The Commandment Co

More than ‘just a way to end a prayer, when we pray “in Jesus’ name”, it’s as if Jesus is praying on our behalf. Faith for our prayers then isn’t based on who we are or how good we are, but in the person and name of Jesus Christ, and His finished work on the cross!

when we pray “in Jesus’ name”, faith for our prayers is in the person and name of Jesus Christ, and His finished work on the cross! - Encouraging short sermons and devotionals compiled by The Commandment Co

This means that when we say “in Jesus’ name” when we pray for healing, it is by His stripes that we are healed (1 Peter 2:24). When we say “in Jesus’ name” when we pray for protection, it is by the blood of Jesus that we are protected and kept from evil (Exodus 12:13). Only one name can save us - Jesus. And isn’t it wonderfully that His name in Hebrew, Yeshua, also means salvation - healing, wholeness, protection and provision for you and your family!

who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose [g]stripes you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 - Encouraging short sermons and devotionals compiled by The Commandment Co

So whenever we pray, remember that we can ask for this not based on what we have done, but based on Jesus and His finished work, and we “ask all this in Jesus’ name, amen!”

Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13 - Encouraging short sermons and devotionals compiled by The Commandment Co

Sermon by @josephprince

June 14, 2021 — The Commandment Co