Would You Know Him?

Something to think about.

Would You Know Him?

27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:27

For those that may not be familiar with this verse, it is part of the recounting of Jesus walking on water to the disciples on a boat.   When the disciples see a figure coming at them in the night, they think it is a ghost. Jesus calms them by introducing Himself.  As soon as they heard Him, they were at easy because they knew His voice. Do you know His voice could you recognize Him if He spoke to you? 

²⁷ My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27

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Abide

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Abided

⁷ If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸ By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 

This is not a verse about you receiving everything and anything you want in your life. Rather is about you receiving everything that glorifies God in your life. The prerequisite is that you be in Christ before you even ask.  The result is that you bear fruit or lead people to Christ, and by doing so you prove that you are a disciple of Christ. "Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you," is limited to those things that will help you to accomplish verse eight.  In the end, these verses are about us being empowered to glorify God, and to exemplify Christ and to identify ourselves as His disciples.

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