"If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask you will, and it shall be done unto you."
We will “abide” in something or someone. In John 15 Jesus teaches the importance of abiding in Him. This means that, by grace and faith, He is living in us through the Holy Spirit. Where, or in whom, do you abide? (Definition of abide: "endure, remain, continue." American Century Dictionary) Jesus said, “If you abide in me…” Abiding in Jesus means to depend upon Him for the security, satisfaction and joys, et al, of our lives. When we depend upon the things of this world for these things, we will be insecure and unsatisfied. The world’s song will ever be “I don’t get no satisfaction.” We must find our rest in eternity, which means to rest in Jesus. Jesus told us: “Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) This invitation is to those who will receive it. Jesus said, “And my words abide in you…” Where we find the words of Jesus is in the Bible, particularly in the four gospels. Every Christian should constantly read the four gospels and get down in our hearts and minds the words and work of Jesus when He was in the flesh. For example, we should be familiar with what He taught in what we call “The Sermon on the Mount” in Matthew 5-7. In these chapters, Jesus taught what our relationship to God and what our human relationships should entail. What I have covered is but a minuscule look at what it means to abide in Jesus’ words, but it is a start. Suffice it to say that your relationship with Jesus will be directly deepened by your relationship with scripture. Jesus gave a promise that goes with abiding in Him and in His word: “You shall ask what you will, and it shall be given you.” It is in relationship with Jesus that our prayers are answered. Jesus answers our prayers. He also answers our prayers in accordance with His will and in accordance what our real needs are. He always answers our prayers. We might not recognize His answer sometimes because we think that He would give us our whims instead of our real needs. I have found that His answers to my prayers have come in answer to my real needs, not my perceived needs. (I could possibly write a book on this subject alone.) Trust Jesus to answer your prayers if you will abide in Him. In what, or in whom, do you abide? Jesus wants you to answer this question by inviting Him to abide in your life. Bro. Joe
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Kerry Walsh
2/18/2017 07:39:10 am
I often think of how we petition our Messiah with our scrolls of frivolous wants. Praying that we all will seek the discipline to seek His will in separating needs from wants. Thanks, Bro. Joe......KW.
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