Blue sky, no clouds, slight breeze, very nice day.  While it will warm up a bit, it is very comfortable outside right now.

LOVE this time of year!

FYI Just talked with Klindt’s Book Store, for those of you that are local and want to go through them to order my book, Elected Through Terror, you can. 

I was told that most bookstores will be able to order it if you would rather do that to support the book store in your community.

John 14:13-15 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

¹⁴ If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

¹⁵ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

All too frequently we pray, expecting an answer that we want, after all didn’t Jesus say if you ask in His name that He will do it.  Only the answer isn’t what we expected – or the outcome is not what we wanted.

We forget the caveat that Jesus made when He told us that He will do what we ask that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Many times we go before Him and ask His assistance.  He tells us what we must do, but we are unwilling to do that, we just want Him to take care of everything and not be bothered with the details or having to change the way we are doing things.

God answers prayers.  Much of the time we feel it is to our benefit because it heals us or resolves a problem – but that is not the criteria He uses. 

He answers prayers so that others will see His works, He answers prayers so that others will be drawn to Him, He answers prayers that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

It isn’t about us.  It is about Him.

We raise our children to be independent.  We praise them for their ability to make good decisions.  It is important that they stand on their own two feet and be responsible adults.

But how often do we say that the gifts they have are from God and that in every way we must give Him the glory.  A lesson my children pretty well know – but not necessarily a lesson they learned from their father.

We go to God with requests like we would a genie in a lamp.  ‘This is what I want, Lord, now do it.’  We expect that our prayers be answered without having to do anything, change anything ourselves and then get discouraged when we don’t get what we want.

Sometimes the glorification of the Father is done because we remain faithful to Him even when our world is collapsing around us.  We do not waver when we talk about Him. 

Others see us in our struggles and the peace we have through the Holy Spirit and in that they are drawn to God – because that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

No matter our circumstances we can still be a light that will bring others to God, His mercy and forgiveness through His Son.

Later, Art :-)

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