How do we know Jesus is our mediator in prayer?

The necessity of Jesus as our mediator in prayer is firmly rooted in Scripture, most notably in 1 Timothy 2:5, which declares that there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. This mediation is vital to our prayer life as it signifies that our approach to God is not based on our merit but on the sacrificial work of Christ. When we pray, we do so acknowledging that it is through Christ that we have access to the Father, directly tying our prayers to His atoning sacrifice and the blood He shed, as highlighted in Hebrews 10:19.