And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
John 16:23,24
1. THE FIRST STEP TO ONE HUNDRED PER CENT ANSWERED
PRAYER IS: LEARN HOW TO PRAY YOURSELF WITHOUT
NEEDING ANYONE ELSE TO PRAY FOR YOU.
Jesus taught us to pray to our heavenly Father. Many people do not know how to pray for themselves. They want somebody else to pray for them. They ask the pastor to pray for them. They kneel down before prophets and request special prayers. There is nothing wrong with being prayed for. But God wants you to learn how to pray for yourself!
There are some pastors who entrust themselves to prayer warriors.
They depend on other people to pray for them. But you must consider the prayer support of friends and prayer warriors as an extra bonus. If it happens – fine! If it does not happen – fine! You cannot depend on it.
Your Christian life should not depend on another person’s prayers.
Jesus said, “You ask the Father.” You are supposed to be able to pray yourself.
Remember that the prayers of a righteous man avail much (James 5:16). You are the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). You are righteous! You are righteous enough to get results for your prayers!
Start praying for yourself now! Do not depend only on your pastor.
He may be snoring when you think he is praying for you!
2. THE SECOND STEP TO ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
ANSWERED PRAYER IS: PRAY TO YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER
AND NOT TO ANYONE ELSE.
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it you…
John 16:23
Jesus said that in that day we will not ask Him for anything. What day is that day? Jesus was talking about the period when He would no longer be with the disciples. Jesus was directing us to pray to the heavenly Father Himself. Is there any difference between praying to Jesus and praying to the heavenly Father? There must be, otherwise Jesus would not have told us what He did!
If you want one hundred per cent results, do what Jesus said you should do. Begin your prayer by saying, “Our Father,” “Heavenly Father,” “Dear Father,” or “Father which art in Heaven,” etc. You will begin to experience better results.
Do Not Pray to a Handmaid
Some people pray to Mary. I used to attend a church that prayed to Mary. In fact, I myself prayed to Mary almost every day. I think that our holy mother Mary must be wondering why people are praying to her. I am sure she asks herself, “What can I do for these people? I am a mere mortal like any one of them.”
Mary herself said that she was a mere servant of the Lord.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word…
Luke 1:38
Why would you pray to a handmaid? Jesus did not teach us to pray to His mother. He taught us to pray to His Father. There is a big difference! I can understand how our holy mother Mary is respected for the role she played in bringing Jesus to this world. She was a
great woman and a very special vessel. I truly respect and
admire her. But I cannot pray to her.
I do not believe that she can do anything for me now. I will pray to my heavenly Father and I will receive a hundred per cent results, in the name of Jesus.
3. THE THIRD STEP TO ONE HUNDRED PER CENT ANSWERED
PRAYER IS: PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
Unfortunately, many people use the name of Jesus as an exclamation or a swear word. This has caused Christians to lose respect for the power in the name of Jesus. I announce to you that there is power in the name of Jesus! Your heavenly Father will respond when He hears the name of Jesus.
…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he will give it you…
John 16:23
In my church, there are people who try to use my name to get certain things done. They know that the mention of my name in our set-up will lead to rapid results. I have often heard it said, “Bishop said, ‘so and so’.” Why do people engage in name-dropping? It is because names have power.
The use of a name leads to rapid results. At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow. Demons respond to the name of Jesus.
Sickness responds to the name of Jesus. Satan will bow to the name of Jesus. There is power in that name. In the book of Acts, we see how the name of Jesus healed a man.
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus…doth this man stand here before you whole.
Acts 4:10
But it is not only bad things which respond to the name of Jesus. Our heavenly Father Himself responds to the name of Jesus. Jesus told us to use the “name of Jesus” to get responses from the Father. Jesus told us to use His name to get results in prayer. From today, whenever you pray, use the name of Jesus; not only as a ritual, but as a vital key to receiving your blessings from Heaven.
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