"Now this is the confidence that
we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”—1 John 5:14"
The foundation for answered prayer is to realize that the only reason
you can expect any blessing from God is that Jesus died to provide that blessing.
You see thousands of people pray but
never stop to see if what they ask for is provided by Christ’s death. For example, a person wants healing, “because
she or he has suffered so much,” or “because she or he has been a good, sincere
person,” or “because she or he have been faithful to the church,” or for some
similar reason.” I believe that the
real foundation for healing by faith is:
Himself took our infirmities, and
bore our sickness. Certainly he carried our diseases and suffered our pains;
and with his stripes we are healed.---
To get your prayers answered, depend entirely on the merits and mediation of
Jesus Christ. In His death for us,
Christ provided every blessing that can be desired or required. When you pray, look first to the cross where
the price was paid for the blessing you seek.
Understand that since Christ died to provide the blessing, it belongs to
you and He wants you to have it.
Therefore, claim it, boldly.
Everything that we can require or
desire Jesus provided at the cross.
There are no exceptions in Christ’s redemptive work. God’s redemptive will is proven by Christ’s death on the cross. All of this means that every blessing
provided by the death of Christ on the cross is included in our redemption, and
there can be no exceptions. They are all
for whoever will.
The
very foundation for receiving answers to your prayers is to base your faith on
the fact that Christ died to provide that for which you are asking. Genesis 2:4, according to the Scofield
Bible and Commentary, reveals the Seven Redemptive Names of Jehovah. Jehovah-tsidkenu—God
is our Righteousness. Jehovah-shalom, God is our peace. Jehovah-raah—God
is our Guide or Shepherd. Jehovah-rapha. God
is our physician/ healer. Jehovah-jireh,
God is our provider or source.
Jehovah-shammah—God is ever present. Jehovah-nissi—God is our victory. God’s redemptive will is proven by Christ’s death on the cross. All of this means that every blessing provided by the death of Christ on the cross is included in our redemption, and there can be no exceptions. They are all for whosoever will.
Jehovah-shammah—God is ever present. Jehovah-nissi—God is our victory. God’s redemptive will is proven by Christ’s death on the cross. All of this means that every blessing provided by the death of Christ on the cross is included in our redemption, and there can be no exceptions. They are all for whosoever will.
The legal basis for answered prayer
is because you are God’s child and that Jesus submitted to suffered and died so
that you or for whom you are praying can receive the answer.
Prayer—Father
I thank You that Jesus paid the full-penalty and provided every blessing so
that whatsoever things that I ask according to Your will, it will be done for
me, in Jesus Name. Amen.
