“And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” – John 14:13
The purpose of prayer, first of all, is to glorify God; and secondly, to enjoy seeing His answers to our prayers. Prayer is our major means of communicating with God. Along with the above purposes, we ought to follow two basic principles of prayer.
I. We need to make every prayer in Jesus’ name, as we in ourselves have no standing before God. Although we may use the phrase in Jesus’ name, in actuality, we have a bit of self-confidence attached to our prayer. We must ignore both our righteousness and our sin, and we must strictly come in the name of Jesus Christ because Christ righteousness is imputed to us.
II. Paul in 2 Corinthians 5 says, “We are ambassadors for Christ, for God. So when we come before God the Father, we are coming on behalf of Christ and we are to ask for the things that will further His Kingdom, we ask for His will to be accomplished. God’s will and God’s glory should have priority in our prayers.
May God help us to remember The Model Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) always when we pray.