NIGHT DEVOTION

NIGHT PRAYER 

Ye have not chosen me, but I have

chosen you, and ordained you, that

ye should go and bring forth fruit,

and that your fruit should remain:

that whatsoever ye shall ask of the

Father in my name, he may give it

you.

From: John 15:16

INSPIRATION

In this scripture, Jesus explains to

His disciples (including us), that He

chose us. Traditionally, in Jewish

culture, a person would choose his

own Teacher. In this case, Jesus

makes it clear that these disciples

were chosen by the Teacher,

instead. This applies to us today as

well. Christ has chosen us; we

didn't choose Him first. Not only

has He chosen us, He has ordained

us to be fruitful, meaning that we

are to be productive and successful

in spreading the Gospel. We were

set apart for this purpose by Christ.

Christ expects this fruit to

"remain" or be permanent.

Whatever good work we do for the

Kingdom should be lasting and

eternal. When we bear good fruit

in this way, the consequences are

that our prayers will be answered

by God. Christ tells us that

whatever we ask in His name will

be done. This is an encouraging

promise, that both gives us

validation and shows us our

purpose in this life.

PRAYER

Lord, I thank You for choosing me

and ordaining me. Help me to

spread the Gospel far and wide in

such a way that it makes an eternal

impact on people's lives. I thank

You that You will hear and answer

my prayers as I pray in the name of

Jesus. Amen.