**Praying to the Father in Jesus' Name: Unleashing God's Power in Your Life

In his teachings on prayer, Jesus emphasized the importance of praying in his name. Charles Stanley, in his Daily Devotional, explains that praying to the Father in Jesus' name means calling on God as Father, and Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This understanding unlocks the full potential of prayer, allowing believers to experience God's power and presence in their lives.

When Jesus commands his followers to pray in his name, he's not giving them a formula for prayer, but rather a relationship with God. Charles Stanley stresses that praying in Jesus' name opens up the channels of heaven, bringing about God's will and glory, rather than ours. As we pray to the Father in Jesus' name, we tap into God's power and wisdom, allowing him to work through us in incredible ways.

**Praying in Jesus' name means using Jesus as an intermediary**

According to the Bible, Jesus is the only way to the Father (John 14:6). When we pray in Jesus' name, we're not bypassing the Father, but rather calling upon him as our mediator. This relationship is built on the foundation of our faith in Jesus Christ, who is the perfect representation of God's character (Hebrews 1:3).

By praying in Jesus' name, we're not just asking for things; we're positioning ourselves as children of God, and aligning ourselves with his purposes. This approach to prayer recognizes that we don't have what it takes to get things done on our own. We need Jesus, and our faith in him, to facilitate the work of God in our lives.

**Assurance of Answered Prayer**

Charles Stanley emphasizes that Jesus promises to hear and answer our prayers when we pray in his name. However, this doesn't mean we'll get everything we ask for, every time. No, but rather that our requests will be aligned with God's will and purposes. When we pray in faith, trusting in Jesus' name, we're not just seeking our own desires, but the ultimate good in every situation (Romans 8:28).

Hebrews 10:19-22 beautifully illustrates this principle. The passage encourages believers to "hold fast to the confession of our hope" and "depart from the corrupting influence of sin," because we have a great high priest, Jesus Christ, who comes to us on the basis of his own fleshly (sinful) nature "to establish the truth of his statements."

The writer explains, "Therefore, through him let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of lips that openly profess his name." With this in mind, believers can continually offer a "sin offering" or make amends through justice and true faith (Hebrews 1:3), by "calling on the name of the Lord," when we pray (Romans 10:13).

In this context, Charles Stanley points to the concept of imputation, which holds that all Jesus' pluses are imputed or credited to our account. Conversely, our misdeeds are not attributed to him. So, when we pray in Jesus' name and experience God's approval because of our identity through faith, we're revealed to stand in divine favor and righteousness.

**What Does it Mean to Pray in Jesus' Name?**

Praying in Jesus' name is not a mystical gimmick, but rather a declaration of faith in Jesus' identity and work. It's the act of recognizing that we can't come to God on our own terms, but need a mediator to facilitate our relationship. When we pray in Jesus' name, we're honoring and reverencing his authority, as the one who has the power to bring us to the Father.

John 16:23-24 indicates that Jesus refers to our requests to God when we "ask in my name." Rather than just being an address or label, "in Jesus' name" represents our faith in him, which brings about God's Spirit to live in us and result in life and nature cultivated by goodness in the spiritual realm.

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**Benefits of Praying in Jesus' Name**

Using Jesus' name in prayer opens our lives to God's power and wisdom:

* It means that our prayers are aligned with God's will and purposes.

* It provides us with the privilege of being indirect contact with the Father through Jesus Christ.

* It means we have faith in Jesus, an indispensable part of the understanding process, where to seek.