奉主的名祈求
约翰福音十四章12至15节；十六章23至24节
12我实实在在的告诉你们，我所做的事，信我的人也要做，并且要做比这更大的事，因为我往父那里去。
13你们奉我的名无论求甚么，我必成就，叫父因儿子得荣耀。
14你们若奉我的名求甚么，我必成就。
15你们若爱我，就必遵守我的命令。
23到那日，你们甚么也就不问我了。我实实在在的告诉你们，你们若向父求甚么，他必因我的名赐给你们。
24向来你们没有奉我的名求甚么，如今你们求，就必得着，叫你们的喜乐可以满足。
信息分享
同一道理，神亦为祷告定下了某些原则。首先，是我们必须奉主耶稣基督的名祷告。这不单表示我们每次祷告完毕，都加上一句「奉主耶稣基督的名祈求」；而是意味着我们的整个祷告，都是藉耶稣基督而得以呈献到神的面前。我们不要以为，我们可以有权向神求取任何东西；事实上，我们不单只无权，而且更不配。神只是因着耶稣基督的名而垂听我们的祷告，也因着基督的缘故，而应允我们的祈求。
这种情况，有点像某人容让我们去到商店用他的名义来记帐购物。你可能身无分文，因此根本不无购买任何东西；但因为那人容许你用他的名义记帐，所以你便可以获得你所需用的东西。
奉主耶稣基督的名祈求，也意味着我们只可以求取主所喜悦的东西。对于那些我们自知神不喜悦我们去做，或不喜欢我们去获得的东西，即使我们奉主耶稣基督的名向神祈求，神也不会应允的。诗篇八十四篇11节告诉我们：「他[神]未尝留下一样好处，不给那些行动正直的人。」
谁人可以奉主耶稣基督的名祷告？凡相信祂的人，就可作神的儿女，都可以奉祂的名向神祈祷。神喜悦祂的儿女奉祂儿子耶稣基督的宝贵圣名，向祂祷告，祂应许定必垂听。
反思：
若不借着主耶稣，没有人能到父那里去。(约翰福音十四章6节)
ARE WE LEARNING TO PRAY?
John 14: 12 - 15; 16: 23 - 24
12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.
23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.
24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Message
In the same way there are certain conditions for prayer. First it must be in the name of Jesus Christ. It is not enough just to add the name of Jesus as the closing words of our prayers. Our whole prayer must be offered through Christ. We cannot ask for anything because we think we deserve it. We deserve nothing, but God recognises the person and name of Jesus Christ and because of Christ, answers our prayer.
It would be like someone allowing you to go to a store and buy goods on their account. You may have no money at all, and therefore you are not trying to use your money (which you don't have) but you are using their money and are able to get what you need.
Praying in the name of Christ also means asking for the kind of things which Christ would be willing to let us have, it would be no use asking God, even in the name of Christ, for those requests you know very well God does not want you to have, or would not want you to do. Read Psalm 84:11, 'no good thing will God withhold from those that walk uprightly'.
Who can use the name of Christ in prayer? Those who belong to him, those who are the children of God. God loves to hear the voices of his children when they come to him in the name of his wonderful Son, Jesus Christ.
A THOUGHT:
No-one can come to the Father, except through Jesus Christ.
John 14: 6