Jesus said to Philip, “he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also . . . And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” (Jn. 14:12a,13a NKJV)
Wow. Is it possible that God answered every prayer Philip ever prayed after receiving this promise? Hardly, and I’m sure no reader thinks that was the case. Life doesn’t work that way. It didn’t even work that way for apostles.
Why aren’t our prayers answered? According to this portion of Scripture, it has nothing to do with doing an especially great job. Philip received the promise jut after Jesus set him straight on an important issue—yet Jesus gave him such a glorious promise.
Philip didn’t understand many things and we don’t understand many things. But we do know God wants us to pray, to come to Him in Jesus’ name. And we know we will never receive answers to prayer until we begin praying.
One key for receiving answers lies in aligning ourselves with Jesus’ name. If we align ourselves to Him, we're open to respond to His leading, His direction. Jesus said, “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (v. 14)
Originally published October 20, 1989.
Picture: Flowers in Las Vegas, NV. 2008. Photo by Solveig.
Wow. Is it possible that God answered every prayer Philip ever prayed after receiving this promise? Hardly, and I’m sure no reader thinks that was the case. Life doesn’t work that way. It didn’t even work that way for apostles.
Why aren’t our prayers answered? According to this portion of Scripture, it has nothing to do with doing an especially great job. Philip received the promise jut after Jesus set him straight on an important issue—yet Jesus gave him such a glorious promise.
Philip didn’t understand many things and we don’t understand many things. But we do know God wants us to pray, to come to Him in Jesus’ name. And we know we will never receive answers to prayer until we begin praying.
One key for receiving answers lies in aligning ourselves with Jesus’ name. If we align ourselves to Him, we're open to respond to His leading, His direction. Jesus said, “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (v. 14)
Originally published October 20, 1989.
Picture: Flowers in Las Vegas, NV. 2008. Photo by Solveig.
No comments:
Post a Comment