Riff's Christian Journal

Why is it that it is OK to pray publicly to God but not in the name of Jesus?

Jesus is God, whether you want to believe it or not. Since that is true then you have to realize that by praying to God you are praying to Jesus. So, if one is praying to Jesus then why can we not pray in His name?

Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6. When we pray we must have a way of getting our prayers to God. We know that God does not hear the prayers of sinners. He listens to whom He wills to do so. In Isaiah 1:15 God says, “When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.”

So, if God is under no obligation to listen to anyone then how do we get His attention? By praying some words, no matter how eloquent, if there is not a path for those words to reach the Father they will get no further than your lips; you will be praying in vain.

Why should the Father listen to you when you trample the name of His son under your feet, and that is exactly what you are doing when you do not come to the Father through Jesus. It doesn’t matter what your religion is. It doesn’t matter what your faith is or what you believe, if you do not come to the Father through Jesus your prayers will not be heard nor answered.

By denying praying in the name of Jesus you deny God. It is that simple. If you want for our nation to be blessed then heed this, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12

In denying Jesus His place in our worship we deny the Father and and worse, Jesus will deny us. In Matthew 10:33 Jesus said, “But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.”

If we do not pray in the name of Jesus then there is no use in praying at all. There are consequences to actions and if we are denied the right of praying in the name of Jesus the consequences upon this nation will be severe and it will be deserved.

I fear for America and I fear for the one who denies Jesus. He makes himself a fool who will not pray in the name of Jesus. How big of a fool are you?