Shalom! Greetings to you and your family in Jesus name. I hope you weren't disturbed by the message in my last posting.
You need to understand that there's a place where you present your needs to God in prayer and there also is that place where you have to take charge of things in your life - a place where God works with your decisions to take care of you.
For God to help you with the issues of your life, there's that place where you need to take bold steps to stand upon the Word of God. Many times untill you do this your needs remain unmet. Jesus said, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it" (John 14:13-14).
In this Bible passage Jesus was not talking about praying to God, but you using His name to cause things to happen.
Please understand the truth that everything the person of Jesus can do can also be achieved through the use of His name - everything.
Matthew 15: 30-31
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Everything that the Bible says Jesus did are examples for us on things His name will also cause to happen. Yet, there is more to this authority than we have discovered. I am going to continue to give you practical ideas that are according to the Word of God. The Bible says about Peter and John, "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God" (Acts 3: 1-9).
Peter and John had the name of Jesus just as much as you have that name, if you are a believer in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. But Peter and John were both bold and daring to use that name and it worked! What are you going to do? Till next time, God bless.
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