Bible League: Living His Word "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be full."— John 16:24 NKJV In this passage, first, the Lord Jesus Christ speaks about His name and then about the importance of asking and praying. To ask in the name of Jesus is to accept that He is the Almighty Lord and that all authority in the Heaven and on the earth belongs to Him. To use the name of Jesus means to receive the greatest honor, which is the fact that a mortal and sinful man, redeemed from death by the blood of Jesus, becomes a child of God and gets the right to call Jesus "my Lord and God." And when the believer calls on His name, which is greater than every name, he makes his prayer heard, causing inner joy. So let us call on God in the name of Jesus with faith and confidence that He hears us, and we will see God's miracles in our lives. It is really joyful when we see our requests fulfilled. On one hand, we find it difficult to believe that it really happened, and on the other hand, we cannot contain our joy. We will rejoice when we see how the Lord answers our prayers and guides us in every situation. It fills our hearts with joy when we realize that God is a loving Father, who hears our prayers and comes to help us. I think the secret of joy is not in our faith, but in the name of Jesus. We have to trust even what we find hard to believe. We should believe in His words, "If you ask in My name it will be done" (John 14:14). Dear brothers and sisters, God is concerned about us, He is eager to see us being joyful and happy. Therefore, sometimes God gives us what we ask just so that we can be happy and joyful. So dear reader, pray and ask in the name of Jesus, believing that Jesus is Lord and God, He has all power, and will hear your prayers. He gave us many promises, and He is faithful. Isn't this joyful? I believe in Jesus, that only He is the source of joy. What about you? By Pastor Arman Gevorgyan, Bible League International partner, Armenia Bible in a Year Old Testament ReadingJoshua 11, 12, 13 Joshua 11 -- Northern Palestine Defeated NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Joshua 12 -- List of Defeated Kings NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Joshua 13 -- Canaan Divided among the Tribes NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB New Testament Reading Luke 4:1-32 Luke 4 -- Jesus' Temptation; Rejection at Nazareth; Public Ministry; Healings NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Reading Plan Courtesy of Christian Classics Etherial Library. Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion Give discernment to me, your servant;then I will understand your laws. Insight The psalmist asked God for discernment. Faith comes alive when we apply Scripture to our daily tasks and concerns. We need discernment so we can understand, and we need the desire to apply Scripture where we need help. The Bible is like medicine—it goes to work only when we apply it to the affected areas. Challenge As you read the Bible, be alert for lessons, commands, or examples that you can put into practice. Morning and Evening by Spurgeon Luke 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit.The Saviour was "a man of sorrows," but every thoughtful mind has discovered the fact that down deep in his innermost soul he carried an inexhaustible treasury of refined and heavenly joy. Of all the human race, there was never a man who had a deeper, purer, or more abiding peace than our Lord Jesus Christ. "He was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows." His vast benevolence must, from the very nature of things, have afforded him the deepest possible delight, for benevolence is joy. There were a few remarkable seasons when this joy manifested itself. "At that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth." Christ had his songs, though it was night with him; though his face was marred, and his countenance had lost the lustre of earthly happiness, yet sometimes it was lit up with a matchless splendour of unparalleled satisfaction, as he thought upon the recompense of the reward, and in the midst of the congregation sang his praise unto God. In this, the Lord Jesus is a blessed picture of his church on earth. At this hour the church expects to walk in sympathy with her Lord along a thorny road; through much tribulation she is forcing her way to the crown. To bear the cross is her office, and to be scorned and counted an alien by her mother's children is her lot; and yet the church has a deep well of joy, of which none can drink but her own children. There are stores of wine, and oil, and corn, hidden in the midst of our Jerusalem, upon which the saints of God are evermore sustained and nurtured; and sometimes, as in our Saviour's case, we have our seasons of intense delight, for "There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of our God." Exiles though we be, we rejoice in our King; yea, in him we exceedingly rejoice, while in his name we set up our banners. Daily Light on the Daily Path 1 Thessalonians 2:12 so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm." Hebrews 10:13 waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." Revelation 5:10 "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Matthew 13:43 "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Luke 12:32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom. Luke 22:29,30 and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you • that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Matthew 6:10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. |
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