Thursday: Faith (4)

"You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD. I got my old e-mail system back yesterday ... wow, am I blessed or what? I am so blessed. Today is Thursday, and that means it is family day on this line, the day we pray for families, so please pray for your family and mine, and please pray for the family in the White House. Also please keep praying for Don, who was blind but is now seeing some light when first waking. Pray for Vicki, who added to all her problems has suffered a fall. Prayers for walking for Greta to learn to use those new man made legs. And for Pastor Charles, Pat and Sharon to get up out of those wheelchairs and walk. Pray also for Pastor Tony and Ruby.

Faith (4): John 14: 13 - "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." (NIV)

John 3: 16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (NIV)

John 14: 6: Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. NO ONE comes to the Father except through me." (NIV)

I am going to ask you a question.. Do you have faith in all the above statements? These statements, all from the Bible, all require faith, faith on your part to believe. While all "Born Again" Christians must believe in Jesus, and I am sure all believe in John 3: 16 and John 14: 6, but do all Christians believe in John 14: 13/14? I am not sure they do. Do you have faith when you pray and ask for Jesus to heal you that it will get done? Maybe you have the faith, but maybe you might cancel out your request. Oh, did I say that? Yes, I did. Do you think that when we get to praying and talking with Jesus about healing ourselves or others, then we go out and do things that do not please God, we might be nasty with someone, or we might not be living the word ... do you think that God just might say, why should I heal this person, or honor his request when I hear him cursing on the golf course, or at the ball game of one of your kids. I think along with faith, we must also honor God by LIVING FOR HIM, LIVING TO PLEASE HIM IN ALL WE DO. I want you to really think about this. Are we maybe hanging up on our Lord Jesus instead of hanging out with Him? Think about that ... Let's go to prayer.

Dear Father in Heaven, please help us to get our faith stronger and to live each day, each minute, right down to each second for You. I confess I need You to help me with it all the time. Lord please touch Don's eyes as You touched the eyes of the blind when You walked the earth. Please bring Pastor Charles, Pat and Sharon up out of those wheelchairs. And Lord, please look after Vicki ... I pray healing on her and that You will lift her many problems and troubles. I pray that You will bless families today and that the families will come together under You. I pray also that we might live each minute for You, and yes I asked that twice, for I need to keep that in front of me. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

Go forth and have a great day, and make it really great by walking in the light of Jesus and sharing the blessings He gives to you ... Love ya, dan.