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NASB | John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:7 "If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. |
Bible Question:
Doc, I know, but what does the scripture mean. I truly need an answer. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Dee! I am truly sorry about your loss! I too lost a child many years ago, even though my wife and I prayed for his healing. In response to your question, I would make a couple of points. 1) Context: This specific promise is made to the disciples. I am not sure that it can be expanded to include every believer. However, there is a similar promise in 1 John 5:14-15: "And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. (15) And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him." Here we are given a similar promise that applies to all Christians. However, it is made clear that our requests must be in accordance with His will. Even Jesus, when praying in the garden, prayed a prayer that was not answered because it wasn't God's will for Him to be delivered from the cross. Sometimes, God's will for our loved ones is different than our will. 2) Faith: One of the keys things that we learn as we mature as Christians is that we can trust God to do the right thing. I don't know why our children were not healed, but I know God and trust Him. I hope this helps! You and your family are in our prayers! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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