Abiding and Asking

While I was reading yesterday I came across the Scripture that says
John 15:7
If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, you will ask what you will and it will be done for you.

THAT is a BIG Scripture. We know that we're suppose to be PRAYING God's Word, agreeing with Him - calling those things that are not - JUST LIKE HE DID.

I see the stipulation in the passage in John. "If you abide in Me and My WORDS abide in you..." It reminded me of the place over in Luke 6:45 that tells us:
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Well, out of the abundance of the heart his mouth prays also. We've got to put IT in our hearts, so it will be able to COME OUT.

Ephesians 6:17, 18 tells us:
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--

"Word" here is rhema (hray'-mah)
There is logos - which is the message.
There is also rhema - which is the communication of the message.

In reference to the Bible:
logos is the Bible in its entirety.
rhema is a verse from the Bible.

The meaning of rhema in distinction to logos is illustrated in Ephesians 6:17, where the reference is not to the Scriptures as a whole, but to that portion which the Believer wields as a sword in the time of need.

So, if we are "abiding in Him and His Word is abiding in us" we really WILL have what we need to wield as a sword in the time of need. It is THEN that the Lord can trust us in prayer to be praying the RIGHT things.

That's what is so neat about I John 5:14, 15 that tells us:
14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

His Word IS HIS WILL. It's His last will and Testament.

While we are approaching God in prayer, praying in the Name of His Son (His finished work)(John 16:23,24) - praying His Word, speaking those things that are not even as though they are....just like He always has...it's always a win-win situation. We have the confidence of using His Word in prayer that He responds to.

That is why we're told in Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

If we are abiding IN HIM, it's His Word (HIS WILL) that is of utmost importance.
If we are abiding IN HIM, we'll not be praying to consume upon our own flesh, out of the lust of our hearts.

These are a few musing I've had the last couple of days:
John 15:7
If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, you will ask what you will and it will be done for you.

I want to encourage everyone reading this to pray!!!
I Thessalonians 5:17 tell us to "pray without ceasing.

Luke 18:1 tells us .....that we men always ought to pray and NOT LOSE HEART.

Psalm 109:4 tells us .... But I give myself to prayer

Psalm 55:16 tell us ....As for me I will call upon God and the Lord shall save me.

If He shall save me....he will also save anyone that we are praying for, as intercessors. Wielding the Sword of the Spirit THE WORD OF GOD.

Father, HELP US, thank You for encouraging our hearts in Your Word. Thank You for the GREAT CONFIDENCE we have in prayer. Thank You for letting us know that prayer is NOT a waste of our time. Help us to be reminded always that Jesus already defeated the devil, that he's to be kept under our feet, that JESUS was manifested so that HE might destroy the works of the devil. That is the same cause that you've given to us. You told us in Your Word that greater works shall we do than Jesus...because Jesus went to YOU...leaving us with the POWER of His finished work. We've been generously endowed to live an overcoming life on this earth, to walk VICTORIOUSLY. THANK YOU for reminding us of that ALWAYS. In the Name of Jesus.