Prayer is God's invitation to partner with Him

John 5:19 Meaning and Commentary that is, being conversant with the original and eternal ideas of things in the divine mind, acts according to them, which he could not do if he was not of the same nature with, and equal to his Father. What is the meaning of John 15 5 8? John 15:5–8) Jesus warns us that apart from Him, we can do nothing. On our own, we are completely devoid of strength. We need an eternal source so that we can have abundant and continual fruit. He also directs us to the method of our abiding.