David Diga Hernandez - If Christians Did This Their Prayers Would be Answered

There is great power that occurs in prayer when your prayers align with the Word. If you are a prayer warrior who knows that nothing is impossible with God, I want you to write that in the comments section right now: «Nothing is impossible with God.» The purpose of prayer is to fulfill the will of God on the Earth. The purpose of prayer is to bring Heaven to Earth and to cultivate the Kingdom of Heaven throughout the Earth. That is the purpose of prayer. Now, the will of God is a fixed river; it does not move. God is going to accomplish His will no matter what, but when I pray according to His will, when I pray according to His Word, I’m pulling those broken pieces of creation into alignment with the will of God. Prayer does not change the will of God; prayer aligns you with God’s will. Too often, we imagine that prayer is a way to persuade God to do something that He doesn’t want to do, as if we’re twisting His arm. Who among us is so persuasive that we can convince God to do something? Who among us is so wise, so insightful, that we can point out something to God that He didn’t see first? No, prayer is not about getting God to do our will. Prayer is not about getting God to get involved in what we’re doing; prayer involves me in what He is doing. Prayer aligns me to His will. Prayer does not change the direction of the river; prayer puts me in the river. I don’t know about you, but I want to be in the river, in the flow of God’s will. If you will commit to praying the will and the Word of God, and if you will commit to submitting your life to His will, I want you to write in the comment section right now: «I’m jumping in the river.» Let the river take you! Flow is what God is doing. When it comes to the will of God, you can’t fight it, you can’t force it, you can’t stop what He is doing, and you can’t get Him to do something that He doesn’t want to do. Instead, flow with the will of God. John 15 says this: «But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask anything you want, and it will be granted.» So often, we want to focus just on the latter portion of this scripture: «You may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted,» and we quote that part: «Ask for anything, and it will be granted.» But what does it say right before? «But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted.» Alignment accesses authority. If you remain in Him, that is to walk as He walked. That’s just surrender to His will. That’s to be like Him. And His words remaining in you means to have your heart inclined to His statutes, to have your heart inclined to His will. «Bend me to Your will» is what I pray, Lord. «Bend me to Your will. Make me willing to obey You.» I submit my will to You. He bends you toward His will, and in that bending toward the will of God, in becoming aligned with the will of God, we see true power. Why? Because when we remain in Him, and when His words remain in us, what we pray is aligned with His will. Another way we could put it: when you pray God’s will, it will be done. When you pray God’s Word, it will be granted. It’s not some hocus pocus thing where I say these magic words or I recite these special ritualized prayers so I can say a special script, and that will get God to move and respond. No, my friend. When you pray the Word of God, you are agreeing with the will of God. That’s why it works. Now, what does «remain in me» or «abide in me» mean? Let’s dig deeper. First John 3:24 says, «Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him.» So the scripture here is talking about obedience. «And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.» So when we walk in obedience, we remain in Him. Knowing this from the scripture, that remaining in Him is walking in obedience to Him, let’s read John 15:7 again: «But if you walk in obedience, remain in me.» That’s what it means! If you walk in obedience to me, and my words remain in you—in other words, it transforms your heart, transforms your will, transforms your desires—your desires now align with His will. Then you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted. When I pray His will, that’s when there’s power. How do I know I’m praying His will? If I see it reflected in His Word. First John 3:21–22 says, «Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, then we have confidence toward God, and whatsoever we ask we receive of Him.» Watch this now: why? Because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. So, because we walk in obedience with Him, when we pray, there’s true power. Why does that matter? Because the one who walks in obedience toward God is going to pray prayers that align with God’s will. Psalm 37:4 says this: «Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.» «Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.»