Living In Christ
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you
(John 15:7).
The Complete Jewish Bible translation of our
opening text says, “If you remain united
with me, and my words with you, then ask whatever
you want, and it will happen for you.” This is so
powerful.
What the Lord Jesus is saying is that if you abide
or stay in Him, and His words dwell in you, whatever
demand you make of anything that you like, prefer or
desire, shall happen for you. He didn’t say God will
do it, or that He (Jesus) will do it. This isn’t prayer; the
verses on prayer are different. This one is about living
in Christ, and His words dwelling in you—knowing your
rights and authority in Christ, and learning to put that
authority to work.
It’s amazing what God has made possible for us
in Christ Jesus! You can say, “In the Name of the Lord
Jesus Christ, I’m going to walk in health continually;
I’ll never be sick in my life,” and it shall be so. If you
had problems with your body; maybe a tumour or
cancerous growth in your body and you say, “In the
Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I command this cancer
to die and pass out of my body”; if you say that, the
Master says it’ll come to pass; it’ll happen.
It’s important to understand this and practise it in
your life. The Word of God is for doing, not just for
you to hear. You hear it and you do it. That’s how to
walk in the glory of God. Remember the key: abide in
Him and let His Words abide in you.
Have the Word of God in you in abundance,
so that in every situation, in every crisis of life, in all
circumstances, you’ll respond according to the Word,
and not according to your senses. Words that you
don’t know can’t abide in you. That’s why you must
study the Scriptures. Get the Word into your system.
The Bible says, “Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the
Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds]
and dwell in you in [all its] richness…” (Colossians
3:16 AMPC).
Confession
I’m joined to the Lord, and one spirit with Him. I manifest Christ
to my world, because I’m His epistle, written and read of men.
I take advantage of the authority in Christ, declaring that the
counsel of the Lord prevails in my life, and in my world,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
John 15:4-5; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Acts 17:28
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Hebrews 5:11-6:1-20
Jeremiah 48-49
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 10:11-21
1 Chronicles 6