Jesus gave us the power of Attorney, the Legal Right to use His Name. Jesus gave the church the Power of Attorney. What Does The Power of Attorney Mean? It is the authority to act for another person in a specified matter or situation.
Jesus said we could use His Name in prayer. He said we could use His Name in dealing with demons. He said we could use His Name in ministering healing.
E. W Kenyon said — The measure of His ability [the measure of the ability of the Lord Jesus Christ] is the measure of the value of that Name, and all that is invested in that Name belongs to us, for Jesus gave us the unqualified use of His Name.
JOHN 16:24 (KJV)
23 Verily, verily, I say unto you. Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father IN MY NAME, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing IN MY NAME: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Hitherto means up till now, or till this time. In other words, up till the time that Jesus was speaking here to the disciples, they had asked nothing in His Name.
Now He is speaking to them about a “new day” upon the earth, and He is telling them, “Ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
No, we do not ask for Jesus’ sake. We are asking for our own sake. It isn’t Jesus who needs healing: it is we who need healing. It isn’t Jesus who needs an answer to prayer. We do!
Here in John, Jesus not only gives us the use of His Name in New Covenant prayer, but He also declares that the prayer prayed in His Name will receive His special attention:
Notice what Jesus is saying: You ask of the Father in My Name—I will endorse it—and the Father will give it to you. What an amazing prayer promise! Jesus has given us the power of attorney to use his name. Our Authority is in the name of Jesus; the name of Jesus will do what Jesus would have done if he is here physically.
Use the name to resist the devil, to cast our demons and to change situations. Glory to God!
DECLARATION
I use all my rights and privileges in Christ Jesus; I get better and stronger with it. I take advantage of what belongs to me and I function with the authority I have in Christ always. Glory to God!