In Prayer: Let His words abide in us
By Mike Miller · May 09, 2012
If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7
Children do not always know what is best for them. The child of one of our friends once requested a breakfast “cereal” of chocolate chips and milk—certainly a tasty choice. The child’s mother gave him something else that, while still tasty, had more of the nutrients that are necessary for good health. If the child had understood what his mother knew, he could have made a request that would have been granted.
Like children, we do not always know what we should ask from our Heavenly Father. We need training, and He delights to teach us when we seek Him.
How does our Father teach us? The passage above tells us to abide in Jesus Christ and let His Words abide in us. When we study the Scriptures and meditate on them as we live our lives, our Lord transforms our thinking. Our relationship with Him is deepened, and His desires become our desires.
When our desires are in line with what our Heavenly Father knows is best, we can ask whatever we wish and it will be done for us.
Are you abiding in Him and letting His Words abide in you?