John 16:24 (NLT), "You haven't done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy."
Tuesday... It is so good to know that we can ask.
Yes it is!
I have all my family before Christmas give me a list for what they want and Margaret and I enjoy going through the lists and giving some thought and giving to them some of the things on their lists. I've had them tell me how much fun it is to make the list.
In John 16:24 (NLT) Jesus says, "You haven't done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy." Now there is a part of love that allows us to ask. There is so much joy in the privilege of and the possibility in asking.
Now the difference in being a human and Jesus, God's son is that he has the ability to give whatever we ask but we parents do have some of that ability but not like God. And he also sees how that which we ask for will be used.
A ten year old may ask for a car. As a parent we know that is not a mature ask but we have given them the privilege to ask. Now for an older child to ask there needs to be some real thought behind that ask.
Also for the youngster there could be a good part to the ask. They may set there focus on one day having a car, having a goal and getting a job and saving and saving. Their asking is a good thing.
Now Jesus is showing his love to his disciples and to us by giving us the privilege and the possibility of asking. Even if there is a waiting in there and even a no, we can have confidence that the asking went through his love and his wisdom, There is no possibility when we don't ask but there is great possibility if we do.
The Message says verses 23b-24 this way, "This is what I want you to do: Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will, and he'll most certainly give it to you. Your joy will be a river overflowing its banks." Ok, "Ask the Father for whatever is in keeping with the things I've revealed to you. Ask in my name, according to my will." You do that and "he'll most certainly give it to you."
The Amplified Bible says verse 23b-24 this way, "I assure you and solemnly say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name [as My representative], He will give you. Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete."
Yes, it is so good to know that we can ask. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning
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