Jesus Christ expresses God; He expresses only God. The name of Jesus Christ contains the nature of Jesus Christ. When we ask in His name, Jesus Christ does for us that which is in His name.

But if we ask in His name that which His name does not contain, we shall not receive of Him.

If we reach down into a box of scrap iron, expecting to find diamonds, we shall be disappointed. If we go into a jeweler's and ask him to let us select from his diamond tray, we shall have diamonds offered to us.

If we seek scrap iron in the glittering trays of the jeweler, we are sure to be disappointed. A diamond may be accidentally dropped among the iron shards, but no iron shard will find its way into the receptacle of those bright gems which the jeweler so closely guards.

A man cannot, in the name of Jesus Christ, call evil upon another man. There is no evil in Jesus Christ. If a man ask evil for any reason, he must ask it in the name of his own ignorance. He must search for it among the phantoms of the human mind. And though he find it, and fellowship with it for a season, it will finally depart from him. For millions are asking in the name of the all-powerful Jesus Christ; they ask for good, and because good is in Jesus Christ, He gives it to those who ask. Good is real, evil is a phantom. The real will dissolve the phantom, and the prayer for good in the name of Jesus Christ will save all men from evil.

A man cannot, in the name of Jesus Christ, receive fame. Human ignorance accords fame, calling one man greater and more worthy than other men. Because fame is the creature of ignorance, it is a phantom. In Jesus Christ are no degrees of honor. All men are sons of God; no man can be more than this; no man can be less. But if a man ask in the name of Jesus Christ for a great realization of his own Son-ship, Jesus Christ will give him that realization. For perfect realization of the Son-ship is in Jesus Christ.

A man cannot, in the name of Jesus Christ, receive adversity, because adversity is not in Jesus Christ. It is a phantom of the human mind, and it can be dissolved by the good that inhabits the name of Jesus Christ. If any man ask of Jesus Christ the good which dissolves adversity, that good will be given to him.

If we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, He will give us anything that is in Himself.

Life is in Jesus Christ. The life in Him is God's life. If we ask life of Jesus Christ, He will give it to us, even the more abundant life which He expressed in Galilee, and which He now expresses in those who ask life through Him--His name.

The peace which passes understanding is in Jesus Christ. If we ask Him to give us peace, as it is contained in His name, He will give it to us.

Joy is in Jesus Christ. If in His name we ask for joy, He will give us the joy which no man can take from us.

In Jesus Christ are health, understanding, supply, love. If we ask in His name, for any or for all of these, He will give them to us.

If we ask Him for a revelation of the treasures hidden in His name, He will give us that.

If we ask in His name to be taught how to ask, He will give us the knowledge that we seek.