All Authority And Power

Joyce: It’s amazing. We encourage people to pray in the name of Jesus because that’s what the bible says we should do because that really is our access to the throne. I love what the bible teaches about what that means — in the amplified bible. It says in John 14:13:  and I will do [I myself will grant] whatever you ask in my name [as presenting all that I am] — that’s in little brackets. So, when we pray in the name of Jesus, we’re presenting to God all that Jesus is — not all that Joyce is or pastor mike or pastor Billy Joe, but we’re presenting all that Jesus is. And that’s why we have authority because we’re not presenting our own record of good works and perfection — we don’t deserve anything — but when we go in that name, we become literally a totally different person.

Pastor Mike Shepard: So true. Jesus said in Matthew 28:19 or verse 18, actually: all authority and power has been given onto me. Then he flips it around and says: now go in my name. Preach the gospel. In mark: go in my name, cast out devils, lay hands on the sick. They will recover. There’s protection, there’s healing, there’s deliverance, there’s provision in my name. That terminology is actually legal terminology, and it would be even in the context Jesus was speaking it in. He was using legal terms.  He was really giving the power of attorney. He was saying: look, I’m going to give you something. I’m going to leave this place called the earth, but I’m going to give you something that allows you to tap into who I am and my estate anywhere and everywhere you go. And I like that thought — that power of attorney. Even though Jesus is at the right hand of the father right now, he has given to us as believers wherever we’re at — housewives, in the workplace right now — wherever you’re at, whatever situation you’re in, you have the power of attorney, as a joint heir of Jesus Christ — armed and dangerous. Now you have that name that taps in not only to who he is but you tap into his estate. And Jesus’ estate is a pretty good estate full of health.