"Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
I have heard this somewhere before (haha, today's reading is mentioned a few times in the message from last Sunday morning!). And as I am reading this it is a great reminder of the words were spoke this Sunday. And I will be honest with you, I have thought about the words of Jesus, regarding our being able to do greater works and I looked at it in a different way. I had looked at it as physical miracles, after all, Peter and John did a few miracles in their days of ministry. Where I was insufficient in my understanding was on the spiritual side of things. Can God still work physical miracles? Absolutely and there is evidence of it in the world, if you listen to the stories you will find them.
On the other hand, a person being born into the kingdom of God, salvation coming to a person of any age is truly a miracle, a fantastic miracle worthy of being praised. But like many others who have heard this passage have not really thought of it in the spiritual sense - we missed the importance of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the impact The Spirit brings to the life of a disciple. It is the difference maker, it allows us to see the will of God and the direction that we should follow.
When it comes to the will of God, we understand it through prayer, making ourselves humble and willing to listen to the direction of God. A commitment to prayer is how we gain the perspective of God and His desires for us as His followers. I think of what this days reading has to do with is the Impact of Ministry - the Reach and the Result, of ministry is greater because of the Holy Spirit and the Power of Prayer.
That should be a great encouragement to us all!
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