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The Main Purpose for Christ to Answer Our Prayer is so That the Father may be Glorified in the Son

Tip! Talking to God – This is the one on one type prayer – where we converse with God to develop our relationship with him. We may ask him to help us in areas that we need spiritual, physical or emotional support.

"...Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." -- John 14:13.

If a careful study is done of our Savior's words form the Holy Bible, it will show that His only purpose is to glorify the Father through the lives, the love and the work of His redeemed people. The moment that we can fully grasp this amazing truth in our hearts, it will not be hard to understand the importance of the kind of praying that is required to glorify our Father in His Son.

When Jesus told us from His Word, "...He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ...," He explained to us the obvious fact that a person does have the mental and moral capacity to carry out the works of God while on this earth. Even though it is apparently true that all people do not have the same natural abilities to serve God in this world. The Master made this truth clear by telling us His parable concerning the Kingdom of heaven.

Tip! THE word “Prayer” expresses the largest and most comprehensive way to approach God.

"Unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability . . ." — Matt. 25:15

The Master will not expect more from anyone than a person is capable of doing for Him. Jesus wants us to understand that each person will be rewarded according to their faithfulness in doing their given task. It is quite impossible for any person to achieve the works of Christ except they first acquire the works of Christ in their own heart. Please do not fail to notice the fact that moral character and moral conduct are so closely connected that one can not be present without the other. A person's character is always demonstrated in their behavior. The Savior again said,

Tip! “Asking of God” and “receiving” from the Lord - direct request to God, immediate connection with God - that is true prayer.

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ..." --

Luke 6:45

Jesus exposed the triumphant reason for accomplishing His works when He said,

"...The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." -- John 14:10

Paul affirmed this uplifting truth when he said,

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." -- Phil. 2:13

It surely is feasible for Almighty God to pass on the natural behavior of His divine nature to a saved soul, seeing how He did create His image and likeness in the first man in His original creation. When at the Last Supper Jesus is telling His disciples, "...I go to my Father," He was telling them of His death on the cross and His ascension to the throne of grace that is in heaven. If we genuinely believe in the sacrifice that Christ did for us on the cross, we must believe that the natural graces of mercy, truth, and holiness in concert with the fruit of the Spirit can be fashioned in the heart of a human person.

Tip! In (Phil. 4:6) we have these words about prayer: “Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.

So when we ask Christ to carry out His works in our hearts we are fervently praying that our Father may be glorified in His Son. We have to open the doors of our hearts and welcome our Father, through His Son and by the Holy Spirit the right to rule us for evermore. When we really pray that our Father may be glorified in His Son, Jesus guaranteed us that our heavenly Father would make His residence with us in answer to our prayer. Certainly we who are so blessed would be able to demonstrate the greater works of Christ in our faithful hard work. It is obviously clear that our Lord has not limited the power made available to His people through prayer in His Name.

When Jesus said, "...I will do it," this placed His unrestricted power for our use. He shows Himself to be an Almighty Servant standing ready and willing to do anything and everything pertaining to His works in answer to prayer. While pondering on these wonderful promises it is essential that we keep in mind the main purpose for Christ to answer our prayer is so, "That the Father may be glorified in the Son."

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