1 John 5 : 15
And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.
It is critical to start with the verse that lays the foundation for the verse above, and it is this: 1 John 5 : 1: EVERYONE WHO believes (adheres to, trusts, and relies on the fact) that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah) is a born-again child of God; and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him (His offspring). This is the start point for anyone and anything that will resemble what God can back up and bless. God has laid down the rule as it relates to his engagement with man. I have a choice to make: I can choose to believe in the Sonship AND Lordship of Jesus or I can choose otherwise, but I cannot deny either and still claim to be a child of God. There are benefits and blessings linked to being a child of God, but you really have to be one to access them. This is the one thing that you cannot fake. Men may be deceived by the hypocrisy and eye-service, but the only One who matters cannot be mocked or fooled.
Once the relationship is settled and access is granted, then I can approach the throne of grace and make a demand. One of such blessings is answered prayers. I have a standing guarantee by God that anytime I call on Him, He hears me. He may not always say Yes or No, but whatever His response is, my relationship with Him is all I care to nurture. Possessions will come and go; position is not permanent. Power will fail sometimes, and the one who installs a king may decide he wants to depose him. God is not like that at all. If I do not speak to Him, what is the measure of the knowledge that He answers prayer? If I don't make a demand, how can I make God and His wonders known to all men? It is His name and nature at stake, so it will be to His glory and praise that He can be trusted to do exactly as He has promised. What are you waiting for? Ask away. God's time of favour is here.
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