. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Food For The Spirit by Robert L. Clingan There are some strong words in our Bible about what faith can accomplish, and how a righteous man of faith can expect God to answer his prayers. For example, John 15:7 reads: "If you abide in Me, and My words bide in you, ask whatever you will and it shall be done for ; It sounds as though the sky is the limit and everything is possible. We need to recognize that this is true for a person who abides in Christ and allows Christ's words to abide in him, for such a person will not
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Food For The Spirit by Robert L. Clingan There are some strong words in our Bible about what faith can accomplish, and how a righteous man of faith can expect God to answer his prayers. For example, John 15:7 reads: "If you abide in Me, and My words bide in you, ask whatever you will and it shall be done for ; It sounds as though the sky is the limit and everything is possible. We need to recognize that this is true for a person who abides in Christ and allows Christ's words to abide in him, for such a person will not ask for anything that would be detrimental to someone else if the prayer were granted. The kinds of things for which he would ask would surely focus on the gifts of the spirit, rather than material reward. A second qualifying thought is that God does answer every prayer- .. but sometimes the answer is "; Jesus pictured God as a loving father, and a good father never over-indulges his children, no matter how much they desire it, for he has to think of the child's true well-being. For example, a ten-year-old child asks his father for a high -speed motorcycle. A loving and responsible father would have to say no. He would explain to his child that the laws of the state do not permit ten-year-old children to drive high-powered motorcycles on public highways, and that he could easily destroy himself and hurt someone else. Jesus taught that the love of God was no less ... far more, in than that of an earthly father. Out of His love He some- times has to say no to our prayers, but were we to know the full possibility of the consequences, we would know His wisdom in not giving us everything we might ask. 6 Our Lord gave us the example of how we should pray when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane. "If it be possible, Father," He prayed, "let this cup pass from ; He was referring to His pending crucifixion. He concluded the prayer: "Never-
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