34. Whatsoever you Will—

John 15:7 (NRSV) — 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

By now we realize that we can only fulfill our calling to bear much fruit, by praying much. IN Christ are hidden all the treasures we need; in Him all God's children are blessed with all spiritual blessings. He is full of Grace and Truth, however it needs prayer, much prayer, strong believing prayer, to bring these blessings down. Let us equally remember that we cannot appropriate the promise without a life given up for others. When our hearts are burdened with the needs of souls, and we have heard the command to save them—then the power will come to claim the promise.

Let us claim it as one of the revelations of our wonderful life in the Vine: He tells us that if we ask in His Name, in virtue of our union with Him, whatsoever it be, it will be done to us. Souls are perishing because there is too little prayer. God's children are feeble because there is too little prayer. We bear so little fruit because there is so little prayer. The faith of this promise makes us strong to pray so let us not rest until it has entered into our very heart, and drawn us in the Power of Christ to continue and labor and strive in prayer until the blessing comes in power. 

To be a branch means not only bearing fruit on earth, 

but Power in prayer to bring down blessing from Heaven. 

Abiding fully means praying much.