My prayer for you for today is that you will know God
hears everything you ask, and that you will ask only that which pleases Him, in
Jesus name.
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John 5:13-15
I
have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you
may know you have eternal life. And we are confident that He hears us
whenever we ask for anything that pleases Him. And since we know He hears
us when we make our requests, we also know that He will give us what we ask
for.
Ask - And we are
confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases Him.
I have
always thought that talking to God is almost like making a telephone call. In the
old days you had to find a phone booth and few coins gave you a few minutes. When
you are a young Christian, I think you think that talking to God can only
happen in special places and you have to give something. Talking to God in a
special or specific place is great, but today telephones have changed
dramatically. Cell phones revolutionized the telephone industry and one can
make a call almost anywhere. Jesus came and revolutionized talking to God, when
He defeated death on the cross. You can talk to God anywhere and anytime, and
the scary part is… He listens all the time.
John, who was a disciple of Jesus, writes here in John 5
that he is confident God hears us and he will give us what we ask for. I believe
that this comes from his personal experience with Jesus when He was with them.
John writes from that context knowing that Jesus gave whenever people asked
something from Him. John then adds to the sentence that we must ask what
pleases God and I believe that this is the important part in the sentence. God
will give us everything we ask as long as we ask what pleases Him, as long as
He will be glorified in the process, as long as it is God’s will. We are quick
to ask, but when we receive we have forgotten who we asked. Don’t you expect a
thank you when giving something to someone else and don’t you say thank you
when given something. In the same way we must be thankful towards God for
giving when we ask.
My dear friend, "Keep
on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will
find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone
who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the
door will be opened.” (Matthew 7)
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
