Chapter 77—Christ’s Name Our Password
Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father
may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:13
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Through Christ we may present our petitions at the throne of grace.
Through Him, unworthy as we are, we may obtain all spiritual blessings.
Make your requests known to your Maker. Never is one repulsed who
comes to Him with a contrite heart. Not one sincere prayer is lost. Amid
the anthems of the celestial choir, God hears the cries of the weakest human
being. We pour out our heart’s desire in our closets, we breathe a prayer as
we walk by the way, and our words reach the throne of the Monarch of the
universe. They may be inaudible to any human ear, but they cannot die away
into silence, nor can they be lost through the activities of business that are
going on. Nothing can drown the soul’s desire. It rises above the din of the
street, above the confusion of the multitude, to the heavenly courts. It is God
to whom we are speaking, and our prayer is heard.
“Ask in my name,” Christ says.... Christ is the connecting link between
God and man. He has promised His personal intercession. He places the
whole virtue of His righteousness on the side of the suppliant. He pleads
for man, and man, in need of divine help, pleads for himself in the presence
of God, using the influence of the One who gave His life for the life of the
world. As we acknowledge before God our appreciation of Christ’s merits,
fragrance is given to our intercessions. As we approach God through the
virtue of the Redeemer’s merits, Christ places us close by His side, encircling
us with His human arm, while with His divine arm He grasps the throne of
the Infinite....
Yes, Christ has become the medium of prayer between man and God.
He has also become the medium of blessing between God and man. He has
united divinity with humanity....
Pray, yes, pray with unshaken faith and trust. The Angel of the covenant,
even our Lord Jesus Christ, is the Mediator who secures the acceptance of
the prayers of His believing ones.
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