August 20, 2021

IN HIS NAME

John 16:23-24

“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. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

Encouraging Words

What day is Jesus referring to when He says, "In that day"? Jesus has just informed His disciples that He would soon be leaving them, referring to His death on the cross. He is telling them, and us, that after His departure, His ascension into heaven, that our petitions to the Father will be answered by the Father, if we pray in the name of Jesus, our intercessor. Jesus has also inferred that if we are following Him as our Lord then our petitions will be similar to His and that they will be answered. Glory be to God!