John 16:23-27 (NLT)
“At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. The truth is, you can go directly to the Father and ask him, and he will grant your request because you use my name. You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. I have spoken of these matters in parables, but the time will come when this will not be necessary, and I will tell you plainly all about the Father. Then you will ask in my name. I’m not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf, for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.”
A Theme to Remember:
The possibilities of prayer reach to all things. Whatever concerns our highest welfare, and whatever has to do with God’s plans and purposes concerning His church on earth, is a subject for prayer. In “whatsoever ye shall ask,” is embraced all that concerns us. And whatever is left out of “whatsoever” is left out of prayer. Where will we draw the lines which leave out or which will limit the word “whatsoever”? Define it, and search out and publish the things which the word does not include. If “whatsoever” does not include all things, then add to it the word “anything.” “If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.” (Adapted from E.M. Bounds, The Necessity of Prayer)
Words to Remember:
Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.
¬–Karl Barth