I grew up watching the show I dream of Jeannie. And one of the first full production animated movies I watched was Aladdin. In both of these shows, a man finds a lamp of sorts and is able to ask the Genie for anything. And whatever they ask, it will be done for them. Have you ever thought this would be incredibly nice?
Do you remember who's kingdom each of the men who found the lamps sought to build?
In John 15:7 Jesus says this..."If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you."
In both of the shows, (Major Anthony Nelson from I dream of Jeannie, and Aladdin from Aladdin) the Genie sought to give them instruction as to how they were to ask for the things they wanted. If the men would have spent time listening to their Genie, they would surely have asked for better things than they did.
Whatever I ask Jesus for, it will be done for me. Is Jesus a Genie? Absolutely not! Is Jesus able to give me anything I want? Yes, he says he not only can, but will! But what is the condition of the statement? "IF you abide in me, and my words abide in you..."
The thing with both of the fictional shows is that if they would have spent time going into the lamps with their Genie and listening to the wisdom they had, the men's desires would have been changed. The things they thought they wanted would slowly be changed into the things that the Genie wanted for them.
How much time do you spend going into the lamp of Gods Word to listen and learn from Him? Because the more time you spend letting His Word abide in you, the more your wishes will be conformed to the wishes of the One who speaks in John 15.
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