In that day you will ask in My name . . . for the Father Himself loves you . . .
--John 16:26-27
“In that day you will ask in My name . . . ,” that is, in My nature.
Not “You will use My name as some magic word,” but—
“You will be so intimate with Me that you will be one with Me.”
I'm directing you to this because the message "Not ... as some magic word" comes straight from the heart of God. We are so easily charmed and misled by the thought that "in Jesus' name," tacked onto any prayer, is a guarantee that we will receive that thing. This is not what Jesus meant. Oswald Chambers explains it vastly better than I could, though, and no doubt with vastly more precious first-hand experience than I have, since I'm only just beginning to learn it. But what a priceless gift to have the Lord even begin to lead me to this profound principle.
My Utmost for His Highest, May 29 devotional