THE BIG DEAL

"YOU IN ME, MY WORD IN YOU, YOU HAVE YOUR WAY IN PRAYERS"

TEXT: JOHN 15:7: "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."

It is a common knowledge that a major thing that defines a church goer in our part of the world is prayer, calling upon God to help supernaturally in the name of Jesus. But the pitiable situation is that more praying is done than answered by God. It is obviously an age long issue. That was why Apostle James addressed the situation in James 4:1-4. Thank God for the privilege God gives us to dialogue with Him in prayer. But answers only flow down to us from His throne of mercy in the context of His Biblical terms and conditions.

In our text here, we paraphrase God's big deal for answered prayers; "You in me, my word in you, you have your way in prayers". What a simple Big Deal! It's a 3 - Step Deal: 1. You abide in Jesus, 2. Jesus Words abide in your heart, and then, 3. Ask what you personally desire (Your own will). Jesus assures, "It shall be done for you". That's a sure Big Deal, isn't it?

You need to get off religious superstition about prayer efficacy. No thanks to proliferation of scripturally bankrupt prayer ministers in our days, there are several mere superstitious teachings about how to make God answer our prayers. Whatever anyone tells you to do to have your prayers answered, if it negates or suggests something more complicated than what Jesus, the one who answers prayer Himself teaches here, it is false and deceptive.

I am aware of several funny, abusive, occultic, culturally superstitious and money making "prophetic" instructions being given to biblical illiterates and spiritual idiots to have their prayers answered. Kindly key into this simple truth from the prayer answering God Himself and break free from such dangerous beliefs and actions.

Take it as he says it; “if you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."

It’s a big deal in simple words; john 15:7. To "Abide" means "to permanently live" somewhere. I think it's better for me to drop the renditions of the text in the following Bible versions to fully grasp and rightly apply it. Now you know. There is nothing complicated and ritualistic about having 10 - 10 answers to your heart desires expressed in prayer to God. The Big Deal is, let your feet be firmly fixed in Jesus as at the time of praying and let your prayer points be strictly according to His words you have stored up. Then, you'll always have your will done!

The logic is, His Words you are loaded with will always filter the content of your will. The transforming power in His Word will make you skillful to always know His Will, Romans 12:2.
Remember! You will always have your way when you are on same page with God.
Prayer: Holy Spirit, help me to deliver myself from the current "prophetic" superstitions about prayers and fill me with the light of God’s Word in Jesus Mighty name.

Pastor Ololade Adedokun
Wife of APICP (Admin)
Lagos Province 96