John 14:13-14

John 14:13-14

[13] ye shall ask  in  name,  will I do,  that  the Father  may be glorified  in  the Son.  [14] If  ye shall ask  any thing  in  name,  I  will do 

What does John 14:13-14 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus next extended His promise beyond miracles to anything that the disciples might desire. This apparently blank check type promise has a condition that many often overlook. It is "in my name." We overlook this condition because many Christians think it means simply making our request and then adding the phrase "in Jesus" name" at the end.
Praying in Jesus" name means coming to the Father in prayer as Jesus" representative. Jesus introduced the idea of representing Him in John 14:12. When we pray in Jesus" name, we claim to be acting for Him. Someone who prays that way will always ask only what is God"s will or what is subject to God"s will since that is always how Jesus related to His Father. It is impossible to pray in Jesus" name and to ask something contrary to God"s will. These two acts are mutually contradictory.
"In both cases [1] prayer "in the name of Jesus" denotes petition with invocation of his name or appeal to his name; while there are evident differences of nuance, accordingly as prayer is addressed to Jesus or the Father, the fundamental factor is the role of Jesus as mediator between God and his people." [2]
The purpose of our praying must always be God"s glory (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:31) as it always was and always will be the Son"s purpose ( John 5:41; John 7:18; John 8:50; John 8:54; John 12:28). Thus Jesus promised here to grant petitions prayed in His name that the Father might receive glory from the Son.
Jesus repeated this promise probably because it is so great that it is almost unbelievable (cf. John 15:16; John 16:23-24). One of John"s stylistic characteristics was to restate with only slight variations. In these cases the meaning is not significantly different. John expounded this promise in his first epistle where he clarified that "in my name" means "according to His (God"s) will" ( 1 John 5:14-15).
The New Testament teaching on prayer is that believers normally address the Father in prayer in the Son"s name with the Spirit"s help. However this is not a rigid requirement. In view of the unity of the Godhead we can understand occasional instances of prayers addressed to the Son and to the Spirit in the New Testament (e.g, Acts 7:59). However these prayers are atypical.