Ever wonder why we end our prayers with “in Jesus’ name we pray”?

In John 14:13 Jesus is talking to his disciples telling them that if they believe in him, they will do greater things than he has done. He then says “You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.” NLT

Think about it this way. Say you were waiting in line to pickup the latest electronic gadget (iphone, gaming console, video game) and realized you forgot your pre-purchase coupon that allowed you to pick up the gadget that day. You remember it was on the counter in your apartment. Someone standing with you in line offers to go to your apartment and get it for you. If this stranger showed up at your apartment and told your roommate to let him in to look for a coupon, your roommate would probably call the police. However, if the stranger said that you had sent him, and you sent him to look precisely in a certain place on the counter for the coupon, your roommate would have a different understanding, and probably help. So the stranger is asking “in your name.”

So we ask our prayers to be answered in Jesus’ name, knowing that Jesus told us to do this and he will give us what we ask “so that the Son can bring glory to the Father”

Dear Lord help us to ask you for those things we need to help us be better Christians and bring glory to you. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen