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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Promises of God: Part Four
In John 15:7, it says: "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you". The words, "ye shall ask," are in the 'imperative' mood in the original Greek language that they were written in. So what does this mean to us? These words are a command and are to be taken in the sense of "I command you to ask." The word "abiding" means having fellowship with the Lord and total dependence upon Him. Here is what is so wonderful about this, for all of us that abide or have continual fellowship with Him, God issues the wonderful command, "ask whatever you desire". God here is not just commanding us but He is actually challenging us. In the Greek we see how God is saying to us, "You meet the conditions, and I challenge you to ask, and then see how faithful and able I am to answer your prayer." Here is the important thing to remember, the word "desire" implies not our own selfish wants and desires but should reflect what God wants for us. By being in a close relationship with Jesus, our desires and inclinations are His desires and His inclinations. The word "ask" is in the 'middle voice' which speaks of the subject of the verb acting in its own interest. So in the Greek it would read, "ask for yourselves." Here is what we learn: By living in a close 'relationship' with Jesus, those things that we ask for will not be for our own selfish pleasure but to glorify God.
Prayers such as these, will be answered.
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great bible study i learned a lot & will keep on learning God bless
ReplyDeletethank you for this i learn a lot..God bless
ReplyDeletethank You i have meditated this teaching of Yours just only today,i really studied the content of it,then i prayed my desire to the Lord,not exactly the amount that i'm needing but You know God granted my Prayers thank You so much....God bless You
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord! Shekaina Phil that is wonderful - To God be the Glory!
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ReplyDeleteso great the LORD IS,IF yes the bible is so true only if we study it carefully & do His will,thank You so much,your a great blessing..more anointing to the admin & to your ministry....i'm overjoyed
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