Context Summary. Not this life, and not earthly riches. I believe from context Jesus is talking about salvation. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Even they who experience the most happiness, find many interruptions of it: nor is there any way of securing permanent tranquillity, but by waiting upon God in prayer. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete." I've heard it used often encouraging people to trust in God, in prosperity speeches, and as ways that Christianity will help with material wealth. Some may misunderstand this to be the case, but I John 5:14 qualifies what He will grant: "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." Is it true that God has given us a blank check to ask anything of Him just as one might ask a genie in a fairy tale? Our Lord here sums up the prerogatives and privileges of His servants in the day that was about to dawn and to last till He came again. He is calling us to pray in the name of Jesus, and that if we ask we will receive salvation through the Holy Spirit, which is the fullest possible joy. Prayer for answers certainly has its place, but to pray about everything, especially a religion whose core doctrines contradict what is revealed in the Bible, is to test the Lord, which we are earned against. John 16:16–24 once again reminds the disciples that Christ must suffer and die for the sins of the world (Mark 8:31). Christ never ever promised us an easy life, and in fact, said quite the opposite about what kind of life we should expect (if we expect it then we won't be shaken when it happens). To my thinking, they are not praying to the One True God, but rather to an idol they have constructed in their mind that is only a vague caricature of the True God. That's what the world does to the Holy Spirit. Of course, we can't just keep sinning. Source ^Code | ^/r/VerseBot | Contact ^Dev | ^FAQ | ^Changelog | ^Statistics, All texts provided by ^BibleGateway and ^TaggedTanakh. John 16:23-24. John 16:24. ἕως ἄρτι οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν ἐν τ.… “Until now ye have asked nothing in my name.” They had not yet realised that it was through Christ and on the lines of His work all God’s activity towards man and all man’s prayer to God were to proceed.— αἰτεῖτε … 4 years ago. [24] Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Salem Media Group. All rights reserved. Wherefore we are not listened to when we ask, it happens either because we are asking for something contrary to what would aid our salvation, or we are asking for things that are indeed useful for and connected with true salvation, but we ourselves, by our evil lives, divert away from the voice of the just Judge. Since the world is under the power of the devil (1 John 5:19), the devil gives them what they ask for, just as he tried to force Christ to accept worldly fortune from him during His temptation. Well said. The days ahead will be especially dark and frightening for those who so closely followed Jesus. Hitherto [Ἕως ἄρτι] you have asked nothing [οὐκ ᾐτήσατε οὐδὲν] in my name [ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου]; ask, and you will receive [αἰτεῖτε, καὶ λήψεσθε], that your joy [ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν] may be full [ᾖ πεπληρωμένη]. They are those who do not give up worshipping demons and idols of gold and silver (Revelation 9:20), although they are convinced of being correct within their heresy. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy. Matthew 16:23 Matthew 16:25 Matthew 16:24. So what's Jesus talking about? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. of Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name Not that they had never prayed as yet; for they had desired him to teach them to pray, which he did: they had prayed to him particularly for an increase of faith, and for many other things; but either they had only asked him, he being present with them, and not the Father; or if they had asked the Father anything, yet not in the name of Christ: they had made no mention of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, nor any use of his mediation; things they had not as yet such clear knowledge of; or they had not asked as yet any extraordinary thing, as they afterwards did; see ( Acts 4:29 Acts 4:30 ) ; ask, and ye shall receive; that is, in my name, and whatever ye ask for, ye shall have it, to fit you for your work, to carry you through it, and to give you success in it: see ( Matthew 7:7 ) ; that your joy may be full; go cheerfully through your work, find much pleasure in it, and with great satisfaction see the Gospel spread, souls converted, Satan's kingdom weakened, and the interest of your Redeemer thrive and flourish; than which nothing can more contribute to complete the joy of the ministers of Christ.
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