ABIDE

Now here's a word you don't hear much these days. . . ABIDE. Why is the word abide so important when it comes to prayer? Because Christ said "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." (John 15:7) Abide means to "endure without yielding". The Savior tells us that if we endure with Him without yielding, our prayers will be answered! When the activities of this life cause you to say "I don't have time to pray". . . Don't yield! When the world attempts to draw you away and replace Bible reading with other literature. . . Don't yield! God's word cannot abide in us if we don't spend time in it! Let's make a conscious effort this week to ABIDE in Christ and see if it doesn't make a difference in our prayer life.