What Jesus said about prayer

There are several types of prayer mentioned in the Bible. One that is oftem misunderstood is the prayer of faith. refered to in James 5:15 Jesus said… Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it._{John 14:12-14}

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. _{John 15:7}

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that My Father will grant you whatever you ask in My Name [as presenting all that I AM]._{John 16:23AMPC}

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God (literal Greek, have the faith of God). For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses._{Mark 11:22-25}

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force._{Matthew 11:12}

And he (Jesus) spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he w.ould not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?_{Luke 18:1-8}

He (Abraham) staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform._{Romans 4:21,21}

To sum up, Jesus said that those who believed in Him would do the works He did, and even greater works, that is an amazing statement. He said that if we abide in Him and His words abide in us, that we could ask anything in His Name and He would do it. He exhorted us to have the faith of God, the type of faith the God the Father used to create the world. Jesus went on to explain that this meant when you pray you believe you have received what you pray for, before you see it. Just like Abraham believed God when he told Abraham he would have a son in his old age, even though he was a hundred years old and his wife was ninty and baren. That type of faith is NOT natural human faith, that is the faith of God and that only comes from the Word of God. Jesus explains that we need to persist in believing God’s Word rather than what our natural sense tell us. That may require a violent, bold, fight against the dark, ungodly forces of this world.