Free Every Day with Jesus by Andrew Wommack Page B

a judge would do today. Pastors and elders are charged with rebuking and even disciplining church members, but it is not something to be done lightly. Judging is not aimed at the person but at the actions of that person. This warning constrains us to be certain that we have heard from God. We must not simply vent our own frustrations or personal biases.
    Every Christian needs God’s wisdom in making judgments. You can be confident today that the Holy Spirit will help you to spiritually discern or judge situations and people and then give you the courage and compassion to act according to God’s Word.
    March 6: God Answers Every Prayer
    Matthew 7:6-8
    Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
    Matthew 7:7
    Prayer that meets the requirements outlined in God’s Word is always answered. Many times we don’t perceive the answer because it always comes in the spiritual realm before it is manifested in the physical realm. If we waver from our confident faith, then we abort the manifestation of that answer (James 1:6,7; Heb. 10:35), but God did answer. Everyone who asks receives.
    In Daniel 9, Daniel prayed and waited a relatively short period of time to see his answer. In less than three minutes the angel Gabriel appeared and answered all of his questions. In chapter 10, Daniel prayed another prayer, and this time it took three weeks before an angelic messenger answered. What was the difference?
    Most people believe God answered one prayer in three minutes and the next prayer in three weeks, but Daniel 10:12 says, “From the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand…thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.” We learn later that Satan had hindered the angel from reaching Daniel. God was not the variable. He answers every prayer.
    This is confirmed in Matthew 7:8, which says that everyone who asks receives. God answers, but Satan can hinder our prayers. Unlike Daniel, in the New Covenant we have authority over the enemy in Jesus’ name, so we can bind the devil from hindering or stopping God’s answer from manifesting in the natural realm. The truths of these Scriptures encourage us that God always answers our prayers.
    Today when you pray, bind the devil and loose the power of the Holy Spirit by speaking God’s Word into your situation. You can have full confidence and faith that God will answer your prayers. If you are waiting to see something manifest, don’t doubt God! Recognize you are fighting an enemy and must persevere. Stand on God’s Word until you see the answer.
    March 7: Check the Fruit
    Matthew 7:12-20
    Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
    Matthew 7:20
    The way you can tell whether or not a person is genuine is by the fruit they produce. This fruit is their lifestyle. Jesus made the point that you don’t get bad fruit from a good tree, and you don’t get good fruit from a bad tree. Many people say one thing, but their actions speak the opposite so loudly that you really can’t hear what they are saying. If you are in doubt about receiving or following someone, look at the fruit they are producing.
    In evaluating ministers and ministries, more attention should be given to the fruit they are producing. Fruit is the true test of ministers and ministries. If people are being saved, if lives are being changed, there is good fruit. Even though the minister may say something bad and make mistakes, the fruit is good. Therefore, you can say that the tree is good.
    Every minister has shortcomings, just as every other member of the body of Christ does, but that doesn’t mean their ministry is bad. When they say all the right things and seem sincere, but the lives of the people around them are shattered, torn, and in confusion and distress, then the fruit is bad. You can judge the effectiveness of a person by the fruit they are producing in their life, and you can judge the effectiveness of a minister by the fruit they are