John 15:16

John 15:16. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

There you see divine election leading on to fruit-bearing, and perpetuated in perseverance: "that your fruit should remain." It brings also to every one of its objects this conspicuous favor, prevailing power in prayer: "that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."