We must be able to legally use the authority behind the power of Jesus’ name to obtain result in prayer.
One of the most important elements of effective prayer is using the name of Jesus. In conjunction with praying according to the Word, praying in the name of Jesus give our prayers tremendous power.
Jesus’ name is not a magic formula that guarantees automatic acceptance of all our prayers.
We must be able to legally use the authority behind the power of Jesus’ name in order to obtain results in prayer.
The authority we have in Jesus’ name through prayer is a covenantal authority because it is based on our covenant relationship with God through Christ.
In the Scriptures, the name of someone (or something) symbolized the essence of his nature. It represented the person’s collective attributes and characteristics-his nature, power, glory.
God’s overarching name, I Am, encompasses all His nature and attributes.
The names of the second person of the Trinity refer to all that He is, both as the Son of God and as the Son of. Man—all of His nature, power, and glory.
Jesus is the name of Christ in His humanity—as the Son MN, I Am is the Name of Christ in His divinity—as the Son of God.
If we want God to meet our need when we pray in the name of Jesus, we must pray based on the divine name that meets our particular need at the time.
To pray in the name of Jesus is to give Him power of attorney on our behalf when we make requests of the Father.
The Holy Spirit continues Jesus’ ministry on earth. He assists in exercising power of attorney by enabling us to pray when we don’t know how to pray.
Jesus’ name is the only name that can activate power in heaven.
The authority do Jesus’ name is the basis on which we are to fulfill the Great Commission.
CONCLUSION
There is no other name by which we should make our requests to God the Father bit the name of Jesus. We must use what He had provided for us when we ask the Father to manifest His power in our lives and in the lives of others: the ability to make our request based on God’s nature and attributes and the authority to pray in Jesus’ name.