"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the father will give you whatever you ask in my name."
-John 15:16
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you."
-John 15:7
"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."
-John 15:15
"Whatever you ask in my name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
-John 14:13
What do all four of these four verses have in common? "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you," and "he who abides in Me and I in him," or "you did not choose me, i chose you." We were chosen, by the Lord. [Reference: John 15:16.] And IF we hold His words in us, IF we believe and live out that which the Lord called us to, IF we follow his path, IF we believe in his plan, and IF we yearn to live a christ-like life we will be blessed in the most positive, uplifting way. The Lord wants to give us our desires, he wants to bless and enrich our lives, he wants to bring us joy and happiness, he wants to lead us to health and prosperity, all He asks of us is to make "abide in Him!" and His words to "abide in us!" all we have to do is live so that our every action will bring glory to His name. And He will bless us more than we can imagine, because when we live our lives fully for Him the desires of our heart becomes the desires the Lord has for us. Make this your prayer today! Pray that the Lord will abide in you! And pray that we will acknowledge ourselves as the temple for which He dwells!
Acts 13:15
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