“If you abide in Me, and My Words
abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
-John 15:7
I couldn’t help thinking of the time
when John F. Kennedy was president of the United States, and the world was on
the brink of armed conflicts as Cuba had pointed its Russian missiles at the
United States. The situation was tense as reporters were being briefed in the
Oval Office of the White House. Slowly a side door opened, and a four-year old
boy walked into the room, and the conference was stopped because that young boy
had a connection which was honored – he was the son of the President.
Have you ever wished that you had an
“inside connection with God, something which has to be honored?”
In the Upper Room, immediately before He
faced the Cross, Jesus told the disciples, “If you remain in Me and My Words
remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you” (John 15:7).
That’s a connection which must be honored!
Have you ever asked yourself why God
should honor your prayers? Because you are a nice person? Because you are a
good deal better than your neighbor or the workers in your office? No! there is
but one reason – a connection which must be honored – you are a child of God,
adopted into the family as the result of faith in Jesus Christ. Scripture tells
us this very clearly. Romans 8 and Galatians 4:6 say, “Because you are sons,
God sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, the Spirit who calls out,
‘Abba, Father.’ ”
The next time you are standing in the
line of doubt and concern, wondering if God really hears and answers prayer,
remember, you have an inside connection, One which must be honored.
