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02-15-2006, 06:26 AM
Abide in the Lord, and His Words Abide in Us
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye
will, and it shall be done unto you.” This tells us that if we abide in
the Lord and His words abide in us, we may ask what we will—that
is, we may actively will with our will—and it shall be done to us.
The vital point is, “ye abide in me, and my words abide in you.”
Concerning such people as this, their will is dependable and shall
accordingly not cause any problem to God’s will.
A person who not only has life but also abides in the Lord and has
the Lord’s will abiding in him will know what God desires and does
not desire. In other words, whoever is regenerated and maintains
uninterrupted communion with God will desire only what God
desires. Do we not immediately see the cross here? Here is a class of
people who have been dealt with by the cross, thus enabling them to
abide in the Lord and to have the Lord’s words abide in them. The
words of the Lord are living in their lives. And it is to these people
that the Lord says: “ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto
you.” In this case, the focal point lies not in the will of God but in
what kind of people we are.
It can be said that some Christians have arrived at a place where
they are trusted by God. Because they abide in the Lord and the
words of the Lord abide in them, the Lord can trust their will; for
whatever comes from that will shall be the will of God. So that
without any hesitation He can say, “Ask whatsoever ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.”
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye
will, and it shall be done unto you.” This tells us that if we abide in
the Lord and His words abide in us, we may ask what we will—that
is, we may actively will with our will—and it shall be done to us.
The vital point is, “ye abide in me, and my words abide in you.”
Concerning such people as this, their will is dependable and shall
accordingly not cause any problem to God’s will.
A person who not only has life but also abides in the Lord and has
the Lord’s will abiding in him will know what God desires and does
not desire. In other words, whoever is regenerated and maintains
uninterrupted communion with God will desire only what God
desires. Do we not immediately see the cross here? Here is a class of
people who have been dealt with by the cross, thus enabling them to
abide in the Lord and to have the Lord’s words abide in them. The
words of the Lord are living in their lives. And it is to these people
that the Lord says: “ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto
you.” In this case, the focal point lies not in the will of God but in
what kind of people we are.
It can be said that some Christians have arrived at a place where
they are trusted by God. Because they abide in the Lord and the
words of the Lord abide in them, the Lord can trust their will; for
whatever comes from that will shall be the will of God. So that
without any hesitation He can say, “Ask whatsoever ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.”