EFFECTIVE, FERVENT PRAYER

John 15: 7, 8 (NIV)

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to My Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples.

REMAIN, ABIDE AND DWELL IN JESUS

Effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man  means that the person remains, abides and dwells in JESUS, who is the Word of GOD. JESUS is always present to us by the power of the Holy Spirit, therefore, the one who abides, dwells and remains in JESUS acknowledges His presence and honors Him always. He is closer than a brother or a sister; He is in "heart to Heart" relationship with those who acknowledge Him as LORD of their life and GOD of their salvation.

The Bible is your Prayer Book, so pray the Word of the LORD, because the Word of the LORD is the will of GOD. It is awesome to understand that everything that we need has been provided for us before we even knew to ask. We are always discovering hidden things of GOD by reading, praying, and studying the Holy Scripture. GOD reveals to us exactly what we need, when we ask Him for it. The key is that we must ask Him; to ask is to pray. All things are open to us and found in the Scripture; what we need has already been revealed. To discover the answer to what we need, all we have to do is ask. PRAY WITH YOUR BIBLE OPEN FOR WHAT TO ASK AND THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION YOU ASK.

Why did GOD give us all that we need so that we could be in right relationship with Him? Why does GOD want us to have everything good in our life? BECAUSE HE LOVES US, EACH AND EVERYONE OF US IS PROFOUNDLY LOVED BY GOD. This is why JESUS left Heaven and came to earth, because He was the only One who could reconcile us to GOD. Why did He do it? BECAUSE HE LOVED US AND GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US AN OFFERING AND SACRIFICE TO GOD. Why did He give His life? TO GLORIFY HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN, BECAUSE JESUS LOVED HIS FATHER.

When we remain, dwell and abide in JESUS, we are filled with that great, passionate love that gives grace and mercy to all others. Why? Because JESUS loves them in the same way that He loves each of us. JESUS said, Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you keep My commandments. (John 15: 13, 14)