Yahweh has said: Because this people
approaches me only in words,
honours me only with lip-service
while his heart is far from me,
and my religion, as far as it is concerned,
is nothing but human commandment, a lesson memorised - Is. 29:13 -
More positively, God has promised to answer our requests when we believe that we will receive what we ask, when we forgive others, when we abide in Christ and His words, pray and worship Him in Spirit and Truth. Until we have properly responded to God, His Word and a conversion of heart, He cannot entrust us with His power resources. Prayer has power over everything. God can intelligently act in any part of the universe or human history.
Next morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered to the roots. Peter remembered, 'Look, Rabbi,' he said to Jesus 'the fig tree you cursed has withered away.' Jesus answered, 'Have faith in God. I tell you solemnly, if anyone says to this mountain, "Get up and throw yourself into the sea," with no hesitation in his heart but believing that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. I tell you therefore: everything you ask and pray for, believe that you have it already and it will be yours. And when you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody, so that your Father in heaven may forgive your failings too. - Mark 11:20-25 -
Late that night Paul and Silas were praying and singing God's praises, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly there was an earthquake that shook the prison to its foundations. All the doors flew open and the chains fell from all the prisoners. When the gaoler woke and saw the doors wide open he drew his sword and was about to commit suicide, presuming that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, 'Don't do yourself any harm; we are all here.
The gaoler called for lights, then rushed in, threw himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas and escorted them out, saying, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' They told him, 'Become a believer in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved and your household too.' Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all his family. Late as it was, he took them to wash their wounds and was baptised then and there with all his household. Afterwards he took them home and gave them a meal and the whole family celebrated their conversion to belief in God. - Acts 16:25-34 -
Prayer is a request to a personal Lord who answers as He knows best. We should not think that we will always have success in obtaining the things for which we ask. In His wisdom, God hears and answers in way that is best.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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