"Ask in My Name"

 Chapter 6: Number 5: "Ask in My Name" — Jesus Gives You the Authority of Heaven 

Number five, ask in my name, Jesus gives you the authority of heaven.

 When Jesus said, "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it," he was not giving his disciples a spiritual shortcut. 

 He was not handing out a magic phrase or a ritual formula. 

He was inviting them, inviting you into a level of relationship and authority that was previously unimaginable. 

 To ask in his name means to come from his heart, stand under his authority, and carry his mission. 

It means praying as someone who belongs to him. 

Someone who carries the identity he purchased. 

 Someone who walks under the covering of his power and presence. 

Jesus did not say this casually. 

 He said it as the One who had all power in heaven and on earth. 

 He said it as the One who knew the Father always hears him. 

He said it as the One who was giving His disciples the right to pray with heaven's backing. 

 Think about that for a moment. 

 You do not pray as a stranger knocking on a closed door.