NOTES for Joh 14:6-14

The last two lines of today's passage from the Gospel of John read as one, as though they were similar and repeated each other. But in the words “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it” (John 14:14), there is a seemingly small difference: they do not say whom we may ask for something in Jesus' name. We can ask anyone at all, whether a relative or a stranger, an acquaintance or someone unknown, an evil person or a good one. And despite this, He says that He will do it. What matters is that the request be made in His name. A person who openly and without embarrassment speaks the name of his Lord without being sure that his listener will understand him is placing his trust in God. His faith is strong. It is in response to this faith that the Lord does what we ask.