“I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.”- 1 John 5:13-15 New Living Translation
John reiterates the idea that eternal life is not a feelings notion. It is based on the facts found in the Bible. The one thing that gives people pause is whether the Bible is factual or not. That is a faith issue. You make the choice. You either choose to believe that scripture is true and factual or it’s not. You have to leave behind your autonomous thinking and shed your ‘me’ skin in favor of believing something and someone you cannot experience with your senses.
John says that those who believe in the name of Christ may know they have eternal life. There’s no guesswork … maybe I’m in, maybe I’m not. You can know your eternity is secure. That has everything to do with how we live our lives and leads us to John’s next statement. We shall receive anything we ask for whenever what we ask for pleases the Lord.
When we become a Christian our way of thinking is supposed to begin to change. Therefore, when we make requests of God they need to gravitate towards that which is pleasing to him. Selfish requests don’t fly in the Kingdom. We are to place God first, others second and ourselves last. God knows what we need and is ready, willing and able to meet those needs in his way and in his timing. So we need to make sure our requests reflect what we know to be pleasing to our Lord. The bottom line is this: we know he hears us and will answer as long as it falls in line with his will for you. Don’t insist on something unless you know God is in it or you may get what you think you want and regret the receipt of it. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible
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