Daily Bread - APR/25/07

1 John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have towards him that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us.

Jesus modeled a very simple method for receiving whatever we need from the Father, He simply said: ask. John does not use the more common word for prayer (proseuchomai) in any of his writings. John's direction to us from the Holy Spirit is to simply ask the Father in faith in the name of Jesus, John 14:13, 26; 15:16; 16:23, 26. It is God's desire that we represent Him on the earth. Therefore, He has made it very easy for us to receive those things that we need. Just come to the Father in the simple childlike faith and ask Him for whatever you need.

You may rest assured that it is the will of the Father to supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). It is also His will to prosper you and to bless you and even to give you the desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4; 3 John 1:2; Isaiah 58:14; Psalms 21:2).God wants you to believe for the impossible and be in expectation that He will perform a miracle for you at your request (Matthew 17:20; Luke 1:37; Mark 9:23; Luke 18:27).

Blessings,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
abidingplace.org