Now we are beginning to understand Jesus’ statement, “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do.” Every prayer request is heard by God the Father, but He may not grant the request of every prayer. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
In 1 John 5:14-15, we read that “if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” Therefore, when Jesus said, “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do,” He was assuming that His disciples would want to please the Father and do His will. whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight. That is why the apostle John wrote the following verse. If our prayers are about us, we should not expect the Father to be pleased with our prayer requests. First, we are to seek the Father’s glory and His will when we pray. Therefore, Jesus gave us two principles that are to guide our prayers. That is the opposite of giving God the Father glory. When He does not grant our request, it is common for some to complain and criticize Him. Usually when we pray, we often ask that God grant our wish. That is, when we pray we should seek the will of our sinless and holy God. These two requests are closely connected. The third request is that the Father’s will would be done on earth. So, we are to ask on behalf of the Father that He receives what He wants. Matthew 26:29 teaches us that the kingdom belongs to the Father. First, Jesus tells us to ask that the kingdom would come soon. The next part of what we call the Lord’s Prayer is about items that we should ask on behalf of God the Father. If we are serious about our relationship with God, this will change our prayer requests. When we ask for something, our desire should be that our request, if given to us, will bring Him glory. Therefore when we pray, our attitude should be that our prayers bring Him glory. One might ask why should I want God to be considered and treated as holy? The answer is that He is holy (Isaiah 6:3) and we are evil (Jeremiah 17:9 Romans 3:23). In Numbers 20:12 we are told that Moses sinned by not believing God and as a result did not treat God as holy. That means our prayers and what we request should bring Him glory. Notice that no matter what we do, we are to strive to bring glory to God. Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. That is also the message of 1 Corinthians 10:31. Our request should be that people, including us, highly respect God the Father in every circumstance. We should never criticize God the Father for any reason. Jesus tells us to first ask that God the Father’s name will be “hallowed” or ” respected as “being holy.” That would mean we should not criticize God the Father no matter how disappointed we might be when our prayers are not answered.
Notice that the first and most important request we are to make is not for something about or for us. Here are the first two verses of the prayer. Now before explaining the opening part of the prayer, it is important to notice that we are to pray for the Father first, before we pray for ourselves. The prayer is recorded for us in Matthew 6:9-15.
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told His disciples how to pray. In the last principle, the verse will be explained. Therefore, our question is what did Jesus mean by, “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do?” The following discusses four principles that will help us understand the meaning of Jesus’ statement. Yet frequently, those who have asked God for something have discovered that they did not receive that for which they asked. John 14:13-14 (NASB)Īnother direct statement is found in Matthew 7:7 where Jesus says, “ask and it shall be given to you.” Just ask! One would think that all we have to do is ask. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Many people have heard the statement “ask and you shall receive.” They quote Jesus as saying, “ Whatever you ask in my name. What does the Bible say about prayer? This article will touch on four key points. What did Jesus mean by whatever you ask in My name, that will I do? Bible Answer: