Andrew Murray

In Matthew 7:21 Jesus clearly states that those that never got to know Him will be cast away: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord, ' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers ' " - Mat 7:21-23 Everything we have from God - including salvation - comes from coming to Him, totally surrendering our will to Him, and from hearing His voice so that God can lead us into eternal life everlasting. And this is not only for the initial commitment to Christ. It is also for keeping us in Christ and bringing us into a closer and deeper relationship with our Creator, Lord, and Savior. Without the continual nearness to God we will die like a branch dies when not attached to the vine. For this and so many other reasons, it is so very essential to continually go deeper and closer in Christ every day of your life.

- Jesus is the true vine, and the Father is the gardener. - The Father cuts off every branch that bears no fruit. - Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. - The Word of God cleans. - Remain in Jesus so that Jesus can remain in you. - No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in Jesus. - You can NOT you bear fruit unless you remain in Jesus. - Jesus is the vine, you are the branches. - If you remain in Jesus and Jesus and you, you will bear much fruit. - Apart from Jesus you can do nothing. - If you do not remain in Jesus, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. - If you remain in Jesus and His words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. - This is to the Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be disciples of Jesus.

I'll tell you the fastest and surest way to get your healing: 1. Forgive Everybody And Anybody You Have Resentment Toward, Unforgiveness, Bitterness, Grudges, Or Any Other Thing Against. (Mat 6:15) 2. Repent Of Any Sin You Have Done, And Ask God To Forgive You For Those Sins. Repent Means To Forsake And Make A Genuine Commitment To God To Forever Stay Away From That Sin Or Sins. (Prov 28:13) 3. Believe God Has Forgiven Your Sins (1 John 1:9) 4. Ask God To Heal You & Believe God Has ALREADY Healed You - regardless of what it looks like. (Mark 11:24) Do ALL the above 4 steps in the ORDER given above and you WILL get your healing each and everytime - ALWAYS Why? Because God ALWAYS Keeps HIS Word ALWAYS HEALING - THE CHILDREN'S BREAD: Just like you feed your children, God provides healing for His children. Not because they are worthy of it, or because they somehow "earn it" or "deserve it". Healing is provided as a grace and gift from God to His children. (Mat 15:22-28) As God's child you have a God given gift and grace from God for your healing because of what Jesus did when He took the stripes on His back. The healing has already been paid for by Jesus - by virtue of the flogging He went through at the time of His crucifixion. Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, IT IS NOT MEET TO TAKE THE CHILDREN'S BREAD, and cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. Notice that the Canaan woman (a pagan unbeliever) got a healing for her daughter because of her faith in Christ. So if an unbeliever could get a healing, surely God gives you healing as well, or even more so, because you are a believer. Again not because you earned it but simply because you are God's child and Jesus has already paid for your healing by His getting flogged. "BY HIS STRIPES YOU WERE HEALED." (1 Peter 2:24)

The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to believe in Him as a Master in the art of prayer-none could pray like Him. And so they came to Him with the request, 'Lord, teach us to pray.'Come, my brothers Shall we not go to the Blessed Master and ask Him to enrol our names too anew in that school which He always keeps open for those who long to continue their studies in the Divine art of prayer and intercession? Yes, let us this very day say to the Master, as they did of old, 'Lord, teach us to pray.' As we meditate we shall find each word of the petition we bring to be full of meaning.'Lord, teach us to pray.' Yes, to pray. This is what we need to be taught.