Why We Pray In Jesus Name

Epaphras Prays Podcast · May 15, 2025 · 4m

“When you get to the door, tell them I said to let you in,” I jokingly told my friend.

“Really?” he asked.

“Yes, and they’ll say ‘Who?’”

He laughed, knowing then the ticket-taker at the venue would have now idea who I was. Even though he had my name, it carried no weight or authority in that place at all.

But as children of God, we have the Name above all names.

There are a number of things Jesus tells us to do in His name. Among these are to gather (Matthew 18:20), to suffer (Matthew 10:22), to serve (Mark 9:41), to hold fast (Revelation 2:13), and to pray in His name:

If you ask anything in…