Nancy Williams




The focus of my article today is on the skin care in by the Bible. There are tales of in the Bible of a healing Aloe Vera plant. When Jesus was removed from the cross on the mountain of Golgotha, his body was wrapped in Aloe Vera leaves and myrrh, as noted in John 19:39. Some versions of the great book denote that his body was wrapped in aloes completely upon removal from the cross, because the Jews learned about the healing power and cosmetic qualities of Aloe Vera which they were help capitive by the Egyptians.

The first mention of Aloe Vera in the Bible is In the Psalms (45-8) where it is written that the “garments of the King are perfumed with mhyrr and aloe”. Aloe Vera in the Bible is reffered to as the “bitter herb” because of its smell, and there are over a dozen passages in the Bible that note that Jesus’s body was anointed with bitter aloes before being placed into the tomb. Here is an excerpt from that great passage:

“Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.” John 19:38-40

Since then, Aloe Vera especially combined with Myrrh have held special relevance in the Christian world. While the Old Testament describes ancient burial practices, it is really about how are lives are changed and shaped by Jesus.

My family and I choose to lead a life like that of Jesus Christ. Instead of consuming harmful chemicals and pills to change our mood or appearance, we try to mirror that of the Bible and Jesus Christ. My first recommendation would be to visiting http://www.madefromearth.com/ for a holistic and healthy skin care products. Please do not use any chemicals in your food or skin care routines.

Chris Campbell




Religion for me has been a bewildering and reluctant adversary. For the longest time religion meant belief in some strangers prescription for salvation. As one matures and questions their life and the role of religion in it, certain sticking points become clear. Why so many different perceptions of religion? Why so many different versions of religion? Why so much mutual exclusivity of the various religion doctrines? Belief in one religion shouldn’t automatically exclude an individual from believing or practicing in another. That’s ridiculous. The different and varying threads in the spirituality of religion have far more in common then their proponents would care to admit to. It’s almost as if their saying that you must believe in everything that I say. No picking and choosing, just believe in all, or else your out. And it’s not just the zealots, it seems to be a persuasive thread among most religions.

Unbelievably Fragile Beliefs

Tolerance and acceptance should not just be facades painted on by the practitioners of every dogmatic religious power. They are principals and values that need to be shared and instilled as the cornerstone of any religion. We all have our little quirks, just as each religion has bizarre little rules, taboos, and rituals. How can one religion insist that their leaders practice celibacy, while another promotes marriage for it’s leaders, and yet another is perfectly fine with polygamy? They can’t all be wrong, surely one of these wise old sages is right. Or, maybe their all right. They’re definitely all wrong in suggesting their way is the only proper way. No wonder their is so much confusion amongst people in this day and age of enlightenment. Sometimes, it feels like if one tiny tenant of their dogmatic domicile fails then the whole thing fails. I don’t believe that a religion or it’s people can really be that fragile.

Your Way Is The Right Way

For a period, atheism or agnosticism seemed to be the way to go. All the other competing dogmas wanted my entire mind, heart, and soul. Well, if that’s the case, then no one gets anything. Seemed like the safe way to go. Not very satisfying, and certainly not very enlightening, but definitely safe. Just another brick in the wall, close them all out. Maturity and time have a way of changing religious views and beliefs. Sometimes old age does as well, but that can be just a convenient hope to the inevitable fear of what comes after the whole mortal coil shrug. Not a real belief I think. Some where along the line it occurred to me that it just rang hollow to believe in nothing. Even the religion of little green men seemed to have a lot more going for it, then believing in nothing. So it occurred to me that there simply has to be more to life then just what we can see and understand on the third planet from the sun. There certainly is a lot more to be understood yet, then there currently is understood today. Current notions of religion try to help there, but it’s painfully old technology. I mean hey, 200 years ago they didn’t even have black and white TV. What made those guys smart enough to start a religion that answers today’s questions.

My Way

I do believe that there is something bigger, grander, smarter, more tolerant, more enlightened and compassionate then any religion we on Terra firma have come up so far. Someone, something, is waiting and watching and guiding. We just need a little more time to figure it out. In the mean time, can’t we all just get along?

Paul Davis




God versus religion; war versus peace; nationalism versus humanitarianism; diplomacy versus military; protecting the planet versus plundering it for petrodollars – all of these are vital forces working against each other incessantly.

Humanity must rightfully discern between these lest we be dulled into lethargy and led merely by media propaganda paid for by the military-industrial complex, a domestic foe which President Dwight Eisenhower at the end of his administration warned the American people about.

Is peace beyond our grasp, or is war so profitable that we can’t get enough of it? Should humanity get accustomed and used to war without end? Or might we get the insight and backbone to stand up to the warmongers in politics misusing their offices for ill agenda and personal gain?

These are the questions we must ask ourselves and the provocation we the people need lest we become apathetic and roll over in cowering posture before Big Brother. Uncle Sam can maneuver ever so subtly through the secretive agencies that “protect” our country. Enemies within however are often not easily recognizable at first. As moles penetrate and infiltrate the FBI, CIA, and NSA so too do secretive agencies infest our nation.

The founding father’s never installed secretive agencies to “protect” us, neither did they continually spew fearful rhetoric to scare the people into eating out of their hands, signing their executive orders, and releasing all power into the hands of the police state.

Make no mistake about it. America has become a police state. People can’t even drink a bear on the city streets in many places of the country. Police guard places of evening entertainment, airports, highways, banks, shopping malls, sports arenas, and local government buildings.

Though such security is often justified and well embraced, this is not to say our freedoms are still in tact. The personal freedoms of the citizenry have certainly been greatly jeopardized by all the fear, precaution and excessive examination. When grandma’s who can barely stand up are being frisked at airports and taken through the full gammut of interrogation practices and checks, we’ve gone a bit overboard.

As for the few isolated radical terrorists (usually professing Islam), their fanaticism has nothing to do with God and everything to do with religion. Get a divine revelation. God is not religious. God is a Spirit and is therefore spiritual. Terrorism is birthed by religiously frustrated people who are on edge and can’t take it anymore. Because they are miserable they want to make everyoen else miserable and inflict their inner torment upon the world. Unable to live with their own self-hatred, terrorists strap bombs on themselves to kill the innocent.

No love for oneself, neither the God who magnificently created you. That is utterly demonic. Unable to love themselves, they undoubtedly cannot love anybody else. Hence the judgmentalism and irreverence toward the sanctity of human life.

Why all the killing in God’s Name? God is not a killer. The Almighty is a life giver. Religion however is built on fear, control, and killing. Conversions through fear be it death or punishment in the afterlife. Religious enslavement and captivity is the worst of all bondages.

Killing is never justified in the eyes of God apart from dire self-defense. Preemptive invasions of other countries not endangering us is by no means good. Though our pontificating politicians sugar coat the killing as a “war of good against evil” it is nothing of the sort.

Since when is our militaristic and murderous nation “good” in the eyes of God. America is neither godly nor good. America spends more on pornography than on all professional sports combined. Many say we are “the best” country on earth, leading the way. Yes, leading the way in abortion, rape, murder, incarceration of our people, drug addiction, and *******.

Wrong is wrong no matter how much we tell ourselves its right by way of the media. God is not a flag flying American. We than should not demonize other nations and boast in self-righteousness about ourselves.

Rigid religion is never right nor relational. God never exalted America to represent Him worldwide. Were we to try, we’d do God a great disservice. As for all the various religions and denominations, God is not schizo. Humans who created religion may be confused, but God is not.

Religous people are often bored and unhappy. I understand that. Yet God is not boring, nor is He heartless as religion. Whatever happened to loving unconditionally?

Fear and ignorance are the pillars of religion. Religion is an illusion of spirituality that further enslaves humanity. Self-righteous sects and nations kill in God’s Name, though His loving heart they profane. Jesus said they who kill in God’s name don’t know Him (John 16:1-3).

Take a look at religion through the light of God’s Word and see it for what it is. Get rid of your nationalistic pride and repent for the sins of your nation. Enlarge your heart and love the world as does the Creator.

Darrell Victor




It would be unsophisticated to say that religion causes violence. However, the question at hand is phrased beautifully, since it merely suggests that religion can lead to violence. With what we have seen in radical Islam and the activities of the Christian Right in America, it may be true to say that religion can lead to violence. Organised religion may lead to violence by providing certain pre-requisites for violence.

Religion forms a powerful ideological basis for group identity. It is one of the main catalysts for inter-group conflict, next to nationality and ethnicity. The power of religion over other bases of group formation is that it is ideological. It appeals to the core of existence and attempts to give people a reason for being. Some religions implore members to see themselves as missionaries or soldiers who are fighting for a righteous cause.

Once the group identity is intact, religion can encourage intolerance. It even ventures beyond religious intolerance. This is usually done by defining who is worthy enough to be in the group and excluding those who are deemed unfit. An “us and them” world-view can easily be created. Worse yet, some members of religions feel justified in persecuting others on the basis on their religious views. If their interpretation of doctrine excludes certain groups, then those who do not subscribe to the views of the group can easily be viewed as agents of the devil or forces of darkness that can and should be trampled.

Religion encourages the shepherd and flock syndrome. There are usually demagogues within religious organisations who have the authority and power to influence followers. This is particularly dangerous, since the level of influence held by some religious leaders may be cult-like. They have control of many foolish and impressionable minds. Such persons can deliberately or inadvertently incite followers to commit acts of violence in the name of the religious deity.

Critical thinking and rationality are not necessarily encouraged by organised religion. They would encourage emotion, but discourage logic. This makes a religious group even worse than the military, where one cannot question figures in authority. If religion encouraged followers to be more open-minded, they may lose their members. It is very important to keep followers insulated. This would not directly lead to violence, but can facilitate it by ensuring the thinking of members is singular.

Certain religious belief systems encourage the view that those who merely believe are saved or that violent acts done with the right intention are wholesome. Historically, many violent conquests occurred in the name of religion and religious beliefs. There are those who hold the view that once they believe, they can commit violent acts against others and still be forgiven afterwards.

Religious texts usually contain contradictory material that may be used to satisfy sinister motives. It is often claimed that even the devil could use a bible to justify an action. This reality, along with the aforementioned points, provides some insight into why religion can lead to violent action. It does not necessarily mean that religious people are more violent or even that religions directly encourage violence. However, religion is like a gun. As we read in the novel “Shane”, it’s just a tool as good or bad as the one who uses it.

Bobby Keating




Copyright (c) 2008 The Christian Success Institute

In the New Testament we are given several parables that Jesus used to reveal truths about The Kingdom of Heaven. The dictionary definition of the word parable is: a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.

Jesus used these parables (analogies) to reveal some profound truths to us, if we are diligent enough to ‘study’ and not simply read them for face value. The simplicity of these parables is profound in itself.

Jesus knew that there would be those who would understand the simple meaning of His parable. He was also aware that there would be those, diligent in their study of His Word, who could take the deeper meaning and apply it.

Let’s take a deep look at this parable. Let’s understanding that ‘talent’, according to the dictionary means:

1. a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.

2. a capacity for achievement or success; ability: young men of talent.

3. a power of mind or body considered as given to a person for use and improvement: so called from the parable in Matt. 25:14’30.

4. any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of Palestine and Syria equal to 3000 shekels, or a unit of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas.

5. any of various ancient Hebrew or Attic monetary units equal in value to that of a talent weight of gold, silver, or other metal.

This can and should be applied to Christian daily life.

Mathew 25:14-28 For the sake of time and space, please read this passage in your Bible for reference.

The first of these verses (14) is a description of God’s attitude toward us. He has entrusted His possessions with us and has given us the ‘manual’ which instructs us ‘how to’ accomplish that which He has entrusted us.

In verse (15) He gave an introduction to the way in which He sees each of His servants. He gave to each according to his abilities. This shows that each of us has abilities and God discerns our abilities.

In 2 Timothy 2:15, Paul, writing to Timothy, illustrates to us the measure by which our abilities are discerned by God. ” 15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

In some translations it says be diligent instead of study. Both are correct and speak of the same thing. We are to study or be diligent to rightly divide the Word of Truth. The more we study God’s Wisdom, the better we understand what He wants from each of us. The more we understand, the better we can accomplish that which He has given us to do.

In the dispensing of the talents, we understand a little more. God gave the first servant 5 talent, the second servant received 2 talents. What could have been the discerning factor in the number of talents? The first servant had demonstrated his abilities to his master by being diligent in everything that he set him to do. He knew his master and was more adept at performing the duties that were assigned him. This comes from diligently learning what would please his master. He had reached a different level of faith. (this will be another discussion of this parable)

The second servant was entrusted with less, only 2 talents. What can we infer from this? The second servant was to some degree diligent, but to a lesser degree that the first servant. He may not have been as observant and may not have done all of his tasks to the best of his abilities. He was, although, at a level of faith beyond the third servant.

The third servant, who I believe represents the majority of Christians and those who have not made a total commitment to faith, was given the minimum of talents. He may not have been as diligent in his efforts.

He may have been the type of person who only does the minimum, just to get by. It is obvious that even though he had a superficial knowledge of his master, he was not learned in the higher aspect of his master’s character. He may have only known ‘about’ his master and hsd little knowledge of His true nature.

It is unfortunate, but very true, that the majority of Christians have little knowledge of their master. They have not put forth the effort to study and get a deeper knowledge of their Master’s character nor of His will. Of course, their belief has brought them to the Master’s house but their lack of understanding cripples their ability to perform as their Master wants. Most Christians are content to settle for the table scraps. They are content with their own salvation and prefer to ignore the deeper understanding of their Masters Will.

This is really a two part analogy. One part deals with our willingness to do what the Master wants us to do with the talents with which He has blessed us. This involves our depth of study of His Holy Wisdom – our diligent study of His Holy Word. The second part of this analogy deals with the level of faith that each of us attains through our study. All Christians know ‘about’ God. A small few know Him personally.

The only way for a Christian to ‘know’ God is to diligently study His Holy Word. The more that we study, the deeper that we delve into His Holy Wisdom, the greater the revelation of who He is, given us by the guidance of His Holy Spirit. The more we study, the better we know Him and the greater our ability to ‘rightly divide’ His Word of Truth. This is expressed beautifully in the Amplified Bible – “Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.

Through this we see that the first servant had ‘proven’ himself in his master’s eyes. He was a diligent student, had studied the nature and character of his master and, through a higher level of faith, used everything as wisely as he could to increase that with which he had been entrusted, to the best of his abilities.

Though the second servant accomplished the same result as the first, he doubled his master’s money, he had only been blessed with a small portion. Why do you think this happened? He had not ‘proven’ himself to be able to handle more. He was given according to his abilities. He was on the right track but had not reached a higher level of faith.

Would you like to be entrusted with more of God’s possessions? Become a diligent student of His Holy Wisdom. Study diligently to show yourself worthy of trust and increase your ability to ‘rightly divide’ [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] God’s Word of Truth.

Ernie Fitzpatrick




The world is a mess today in large part due to the intolerance and self-righteousness of religious so-called orthodox Christian positions. Yep, your read that right. Unfortunately the unconditional love of Abba Father that Jesus spoke about got wrapped around the axel of doctrinal spin over such things as the difference between homoousios (same nature) and homoiousios (similar nature). Just one added letter (that kills)!  

Was Jesus “God-in-disguise”, or was Jesus something more akin to a human being?

There’s no need to burn people at the stake, ex-communicate them, nor even to ignore people because they think differently than you. But if Christianity is to grow and make a difference in this world, going forward, there must be a renewal and a transformation of every aspect of the current CULTUS so that it embraces the reality of who Jesus was and to that which he pointed- the Kingdom of God!

Hebrews 6:20 (NLT) says, “Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.”

Using current knowledge and language of this century, what could that mean?

The Protestant Reformation did away with a paper Pope and adopted a paper Bible: did away with an infallible person and embraced an infallible set of books; and, worst of all substituted Jesuolatry for Mariolatry. Jesus never said that we were to worship him. Instead, Jesus pointed to Father (Energy, Spirit, Field, Creator, Consciousness, Her) that was the one to worship.

But, it’s always been easier to worship Jesus as God, than Jesus a guide or guru!

You know it’s true.

Jesus said FOLLOW ME, not WORSHIP ME! How much easier it is to proclaim Jesus as “Lord of Lord” than it is to do the will of the Father as Jesus did. Until we begin to allow Jesus to be our GUIDE or GURU, to lead us into the realm of life that religion can’t quite grasp, the Kingdom will continue to be prolonged or postponed. So, where are you in this? It’s probably one of the most liberating or ******* decisions you’ll ever make.

Is Jesus God or your guru and guide- your model to follow?

Juraj Sipos




Voodoo is a religion brought to America by black slaves from Nigeria, a country that became a central resource of slavery boom for colonial powers, which all started with massive transport of slaves from West Africa to America in about the year 1500 with cruelest forms of humiliation. Of course, these human beings were not slaves, but only forcibly made that way.

Many of them were killed and flogged to death like animals. Among the barbaric nations were Spain (which colonized countries like Cuba, Venezuela, Peru…), Portugal (Brazil), and United Kingdom (which colonized Northern America). Other countries built their economy on slavery too, but the above ones expanded the yoke hand in hand with Christianity and with the cruelest impact on other native nations like American Indians.

Voodoo originated in Nigeria, which has more than 250 ethnic groups – the largest one Yoruba or Igbo with a variety of religious systems such as Olorun or Vodun. Nigeria was a cradle of prehistoric civilizations such as Nok. The Nok culture had developed many years before Christ and it is known to have had contacts with the then ancient Egypt. Various archeological excavations confirm this. The Nok people used symbols which epitomized the authoritative representations of the Egyptian culture.

Dr. Kwame Nantambu (Kent State University) says that black Africans in ancient Egypt wrote the Bible (Old Testament) as scribes, which is a fact that the Catholic Church hides from the public. Even today, in Ethiopia, you can meet “black Jews” – black Ethiopians with Judaism as their faith.

Maybe it will surprise some people, but the Catholic Church is an organization that resembles the Roman Empire in a certain way. It is divided all over the world to provinces in the same way as the Roman Empire; it has its Emperor and a lot of the Catholic heraldry resembles the one used in the Roman Empire. Similar analogies exist in our history and Voodoo is not an exception.

Voodoo together with some other contemporary African religions is the only living religion in the world which contains some elements of the ancient Egyptian beliefs, particularly the cult of Isis, which had been still very popular up to the 4th century AD also in Europe until Christianity became the official dogma. A logical support for the above statement is that Isis was the Goddess of Magic, which is the same element of Voodoo. Of course, there are other “magical religions”, but the cult of Isis and Voodoo (African Vodun) are territorially closer, and both very old.

Voodoo is an offshoot of a variety of religions practiced in the then Nigeria and not only the result of the presently living Vodun in Africa, but conditioned by history in which it developed from after the year 1500 off the African continent. Presently we have a Haitian-type, but also its offshoots in other parts of Latin and Northern America.

The basic concept of this religion is based on magic, spirits, and worshiping of God. Some parts of it merged with Christianity – for example, Candomble in Brazil. Louisiana Voodoo is just another offshoot, which appeared in New Orleans. Except for Haiti, the Haitian-type Voodoo can also be found in Brazil, Trinidad, or the Dominican Republic (we could certainly mention some other countries as well).

Voodoo as a religion can be either described from the inside or the outside and many parts of it are secretive. Voodoo is a spiritualistic religion, which means that a practitioner may be exposed to spirits or a spiritual experience; some spirits can help (cure, give predictions), or harm (a curse used against an enemy). Voodoo believes that there is one God and its practitioners give a strong accent on behavior of nature and adjust their attitudes to it accordingly. Spirits are understood to be God’s or Devil’s helpers.

Of all mainstream religions, only Hinduism can be comparable to Voodoo, as it is open and draws its power from aboriginal cultures too. A similar practice found both in Voodoo and Hinduism is, for example, Kolam or Rangoli – the Hindu traditional pictures drawn on the ground (auspicious signs), either on the floor or in front of the threshold. Another similarity between Hinduism and Voodoo is belief in snake people. Hindus believe in the Nagas and have Naga Gods (like Khodiyar Maa); practitioners of Voodoo have a snake god (or god closely associated with snakes) called Damballah Wedo.

Voodoo as a religion became famous with its Zombies, which are mentally dead persons (made such by a Voodoo sorcerer). In association with Voodoo, we can also meet with the term Hoodoo, but the difference is like between a religion and practice (or Wicca and Witchcraft).

Voodoo has spirits, gods and goddesses (like Erzulie), but its Egyptian aspect probably survived in the form of Goddess Yemaya – Yoruban Orisha or Goddess of the ocean, which was brought to America by the African Diaspora. Yemaya brings fish to the fishermen and her sign is the crescent moon, which gives us a strong association with Hindu Goddess Durga. In Brazilian Candomble, she is known by the above name, which may slightly differ (Yemanja); in the Haitian Voodoo she is worshipped as the goddess of moon.

Voodoo is a religion not to play with. It must be approached with respect and not with derision, otherwise we may soon find out that its power really works. The consequences can be either good or bad.

Allan Wilson




It is an interesting study when looking at the word ask in the Bible. Jesus encourages us to ask and at first we might think well of course we ask Jesus for things all the time but when we honestly contemplate it there are things like pride and fear that do prevent people from asking Jesus or anyone else for that matter for assistance.

Pride is a major obstacle that stops people asking for help. I don’t need help they say. I can sort this out on my own and as such they go away relying on their own strength and don’t receive the much needed assistance that could help them. Fear also can get in the way as they don’t want to appear as weak, or needy, or dependant, or some cases they also fear being rejected by the one they ask. So there are obstacles to the very simple procedure of just asking. We as human beings have a happy knack of complicating the easiest of solutions.

The word ask in the concordance can also mean: to ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require.

God can do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask, crave, desire, require and think

Ephesians 3:20

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

Psalms 37:4 says – Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

How do you get the desires of your heart? By delighting yourself in the Lord. It is amazing how many times we read that God wants us to be happy, delighted, joyful, etc.

Do you want more wisdom?

James 1:5

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

How do you get more wisdom? By asking God. And it should be noted that there is no fear of rejection here because God gives to every man liberally (simply, openly, frankly, sincerely).

How should you ask?

James 1:6

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

So how do you ask? In faith with nothing wavering.

How come I don’t always get want I want?

James 4:2-3

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

1. You have not because you ask not

2. You ask and receive not because you ask amiss (improperly, wrongly)

What can Christians expect when they ask?

1 John 3:22

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Answer: Whatsoever.

Why? Because…

1. We keep his commandments.

2. We do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Why Christians should have confidence in Jesus Christ

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

1. We have confidence (boldness, courage, assurance) in Jesus Christ

2. Jesus hears us

3. If we know he hears us

4. If we ask anything according to his will

5. We know that we have the petitions (requests, what we required) that we desired (asked) of him.

What will God do for us?

John 15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

What will God do if we ask him things in Jesus name? He will give it to us!

Want more proof?

John 16:23-24

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Jesus said verily, verily. That means truly, truly. He said it it twice so that we really get it! Whatsoever we ask the Father in Jesus name he will give to us. And why? So that our joy may be full. There’s that God wanting us to be happy again:)

More?

John 14:13-14

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Wow! If we ask anything in Jesus name he will do. Why? So that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 15:7

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Jesus keeps telling us over and over again that if we ask anything in his name it will be done for us. IF we abide in him and his words abide in us.

Why not ask?

There is an old saying – don’t ask and don’t get! So why not ask?

Luke 11:9-13

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Let’s itemize these things:

1. Ask and it shall be given to you

2. Seek and you will find

3. Knock and the door will open for you

4. How much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ash him

The greatest gift ever given to mankind is the Holy Spirit. Everyone that asks receives. So once again I put it to you in conclusion why not ask?