Oswald Chambers the Genius
"And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing." John 16:23When is "that day"? When the Ascended Lord makes you one with the Father. In that day you will be one with the Father as Jesus is, and "in that day," Jesus says, "ye shall ask Me nothing." Until the resurrection life of Jesus is manifested in you, you want to ask this and that; then after a while you find all questions gone, you do not seem to have any left to ask. You have come to the place of entire reliance on the resurrection life of Jesus which brings you into perfect contact with the purpose of God. Are you living that life now? If not, why shouldn't you?
There may be any number of things dark to your understanding, but they do not come in between your heart and God. "And in that day ye shall ask Me no question" - you do not need to, you are so certain that God will bring things out in accordance with His will. John 14:1 has become the real state of your heart, and there are no more questions to be asked. If anything is a mystery to you and it is coming in between you and God, never look for the explanation in your intellect, look for it in your disposition, it is that which is wrong. When once your disposition is willing to submit to the life of Jesus, the understanding will be perfectly clear, and you will get to the place where there is no distance between the Father and His child because the Lord has made you one, and "in that day ye shall ask Me no question."
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You may not have any questions for God, but I do! In John 16:23, when Jesus did say, "In that day you will no longer ask me anything." BUT He also went on to say, "I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." So you have to take the whole thing in context and not just one line out of the text.
Relationships unite two hearts, and although our goal is oneness with God (union with His Will), God knows we have questions and doesn't mind if we ask. There are times He does not answer and these can be the most baffling of times. That is why our love needs to be strong, and we we need to understand the height and depth of the love He has for us, even in our darkest circumstances.
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prayer's that are in wrong motive.
Know that and give it up.
Assuming God hears you isn't
what a believer needs.
Knowing in His Love
is what I call a healthy,
fruitful faith.