Saturday, 23 January 2016

AMONG OTHER CONDITIONS FOR ANSWERED PRAYER

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7 (NKJV)

Dear Beloved,

Our God is so sincere to us all, who call upon His name. If He didn't mean to answer our prayers unto Him, I do not think, He would bother letting us know via His word, the conditions upon which He could answer us whenever, we call upon Him.

Jesus Christ, teaching His disciples how to pray said, In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Matthew 6:9-13.

From the above Scripture, we read that we must come to Him as a son or daughter, that is, 'Our Father in heaven', because, Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, Ephesians 2:19.

Hallow His name: always enter into His gate praising, thanking and adoring Him. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Psalms 100:4.

Pray for His Kingdom, that is, praying for the unsaved souls, your pastors, oppressed, grieved, homeless, the needy, the poor in your midst... the list can go on and on. For I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' Matthew 25:42-43.

Pray for forgiveness of sins. We had treated this in our previous message. However, do not forget to forgive others their trespasses before praying to our Father in heaven.

When you had finished abibing in all of the above mentioned conditions, then you will call upon Him, asking for your specific needs, He will answer you. Read our anchor text, John 15:7 above.

Remain blessed.

Your beloved sister,
Ifeoma.


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