Message #16 (of 20) from the PrayerPower radio series
"The Deeper Life of Prayer"

by Kaye Johns

In John 14, verses 12 and 13, Jesus said to His disciples, "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father."

What had Jesus been doing? Jesus came to seek and to save the lost [Luke 19:10]. He was preparing His disciples to establish His church [Matthew 16:18], to advance His kingdom on earth.

Jesus said that His disciples would do even greater things that what He had done, because He would do whatever they asked. And why did He say He would do whatever they asked? So that He might bring glory to the Father. Jesus was establishing a qualifying condition for this broad and sweeping promise--our prayers must be such that if Jesus does whatever we ask, according to His nature and character, it will continue His ministry, it will advance His kingdom and bring glory to the Father .

Any prayer to bring salvation to the lost, to bring the prodigal home, to bring the lost sheep back to the fold or to draw someone into the abiding life will advance God’s kingdom. That’s what our prayers are meant to do. Do they? Or, do we settle for less?

Pray with me now -- Father, are our prayers all that You want them to be? Help us not to ask for less than we should, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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