Prayer - Part 19

 

3 basic ways to know the will of God:

    1. Worship
    2. Knowing the whole counsel of God

Third way…

John 15:7 (NASB) "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you."

Words è "rhema"

"logos"

  1. the expression of thought
    1. embodying a concept or idea
    2. saying or statement
    3. discourse, speech, of instruction
  1. The Personal Word, a title of the Son of God

"rhema"

Denotes that which is spoken, what is uttered in speech or writing…the distinction in "rhema" as opposed to "logos" is exemplified in the injunction of "take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" Ephesians 6:17.

"Reference is not so much to the whole Bible, but to the individual Scripture which the Spirit brings to our attention for use in time of need, a prerequisite being the regular storing of the mind with Scripture"

So, what is God saying in John 15:7?

We can know the will of God in a particular situation when God, by His Spirit, brings to your mind a ____________________ or specific Scripture for me to apply to a specific situation.

As you wait upon God - worshipping Him - willing to do "whatever" - then He will let you know His desire in a particular situation --- using "rhema"

Question: "Do you ALWAYS need a "rhema" to know the will of God?

Colo 1:9 (NASB) For this reason also, since the day we heard [of it], we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Sometimes you know, simply because you know His Word, what His will is…