THE ASSURANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR

Assurance of Answered Prayer

Another attack of Satan may be to cause you to doubt the effectiveness of prayer.  He may encourage you to think, 

“You don’t think God is really personally interested in you?  He’s far away, and concerned about more important things.  Surely you don’t think He’ll hear your prayers –much less answer them!”

But with Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, you have the unique privilege of speaking directly with your heavenly Father through Him.

God wants you to come to Him about everything (see Phil. 4:6; Heb. 4:14-16).  He is intensely interested in you and your needs.

In the second verse, John 16:24, Jesus gives us assurance of answered prayer:

“Until now you have not asked for anything in My name.  Ask and you will receive and your joy will be complete.”
John 16:24

In John 16:24 Jesus was speaking to His disciples the night before His crucifixion.  He did not tell them they had never asked for anything in prayer.  But He said they had not asked in His name.  You yourself have probably prayed many times, especially when in trouble.  But as a believer in Christ you can ask in Jesus’ name, because you belong to Him.

To ask in His name means to ask in His authority and on His merit.  Just as the Father answered Jesus’ every prayer, so He will answer you when you ask in Jesus’ name.

Memorize this promise, apply its truth, and experience the joy of answered prayer.

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