Prayer (part 3)

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: PRAYER (part 3)
Go and Bear Fruit

The process by which the Father will give us what we ask is directly linked to our appointment to go and bear fruit. The Father will give us what we need in order to accomplish this primary task of bearing lasting fruit for the kingdom of God. He will answer prayers in Jesus’ name when we are fulfilling Jesus’ mission—to help complete the purchase of people for God from every language and tribe and people and nation.

That does not mean that we cannot or should not ask God for what we need personally for our own existence and well-being. Jesus told us that the Father cares about those needs as well. We are, after all, more valuable than the birds of air that he cares for, feeds, and clothes (Matthew 6:28-32).

Paul instructed us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6–7).

But as nontraditional or anti-traditional as it may sound, it appears that we do not need to ask the Father in Jesus’ name for the necessities of life. Of course, that is not to say we cannot or should not invoke the name of Jesus our High Priest at any time in our prayers, from giving thanks for a meal to the invocation at a high school graduation.
But God has already promised separately to meet our needs—even apart from invoking Jesus’ name and authority. Jesus had been instructing his disciples to do just that all along.

LET US PRAY
DEAR LORD JESUS, HELP ME TO BEAR MUCH GOOD FRUIT FOR YOU AND LET MY PRAYERS BE ANSWER IN JESUS NAME.

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