Unlimited but Conditional
"Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it." -John 14:13-14
When you purchase an expensive item say, a new car there are two words you desire to see on a warranty: unlimited and unconditional. An unlimited warranty means that regardless of the time since the purchase or the scope of the need, the necessary repair will be made. There's nothing too big, there's nothing too small, and the guarantee never expires. An unconditional warranty ensures that no matter what happens, the damage will be repaired. Rarely are the two words found together, and Jesus words in today's passage are no exception.
Jesus made a promise unlimited in power, but conditional in purpose. We know the promise is unlimited because of the vastness of the word whatever,yet the whatever of Jesus is conditioned by the phrase in my Name. Why?
The answer is found in Jesus very next words. God is primarily concerned with His glory. Why did Jesus pray to God? Why is God still acting in unexplainable ways around the world? God always works for the spread of His name and His fame. He desires that His glory be known among the nations. So we pray in His Name...according to His will and for His desires, so that He might be glorified. And as we pray for God's desires, we soon will experience them as our own.
The strength of the Lord's unlimited power and the strictness of His condition are for our good and God's glory. Pray for big things in His Name and for His glory!
Prayer : Loving God, do Your work in me for my good and for Your glory. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
When you purchase an expensive item say, a new car there are two words you desire to see on a warranty: unlimited and unconditional. An unlimited warranty means that regardless of the time since the purchase or the scope of the need, the necessary repair will be made. There's nothing too big, there's nothing too small, and the guarantee never expires. An unconditional warranty ensures that no matter what happens, the damage will be repaired. Rarely are the two words found together, and Jesus words in today's passage are no exception.
Jesus made a promise unlimited in power, but conditional in purpose. We know the promise is unlimited because of the vastness of the word whatever,yet the whatever of Jesus is conditioned by the phrase in my Name. Why?
The answer is found in Jesus very next words. God is primarily concerned with His glory. Why did Jesus pray to God? Why is God still acting in unexplainable ways around the world? God always works for the spread of His name and His fame. He desires that His glory be known among the nations. So we pray in His Name...according to His will and for His desires, so that He might be glorified. And as we pray for God's desires, we soon will experience them as our own.
The strength of the Lord's unlimited power and the strictness of His condition are for our good and God's glory. Pray for big things in His Name and for His glory!
Prayer : Loving God, do Your work in me for my good and for Your glory. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
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