Jesus encourages intercession by promising an answer to prayers made in His name. He states that whatever is asked of the Father in His name will be given, linking this assurance directly to the command to love one another. To pray in Jesus Christ's name means to pray encouraged and inspired by the word that He has spoken, by the grace He has shown, and by the interventions that He has done regarding difficulties that challenge those in His service. This form of prayer arises from the intimate relation between the Father and the Son, follows the completest fulfillment of duty, and recognizes the divine unbroken relationship to the object of the prayer. Its supreme end is salvation from the evil of the world, while its broad application emphasizes unity with God, presence with Christ, and the indwelling of divine love. Such prayers form part of the church's priestly ministry, modeled on Christ's own intercessory example in John 17, and connect to the ongoing obligation of believers to intercede for one another and for all people as members of a royal priesthood. This practice sustains the advance of the Word of God, reflects the love and compassion that motivate faithful intercession, and rests on the conviction that God answers the intercession of His Son for those who repent and overcome.