GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS
Memorise: Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew
7:7
Read: Psalm 5:1-3, Bible in one year:
Ezekiel 23:1-24:14, Revelation 8:13-9:19
Prayer is ordained by God as a means of
communication between God and man. Christians are commanded to depends on God
completely for all their needs, hopes and aspirations by bringing all their
requests to Him in prayer (Philippians 4:6). In today’s memory verse, God
challenges anyone who believes in Him to ask and they shall receive, to seek
and they shall find, to knock and it shall be opened to them. He went further
in John 16:24 where He said;
“Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may
be full.”
This means that prayer is the means God
has provided for Christians to have all of their needs satisfied. For this
reason, God did not place any limitation on prayer; He tells us to pray without
ceasing (1st Thessalonians 5:17). So, you can continuously approach
heaven without any fear of disturbing God.
Prayer symbolises trust and total
dependence on God. Dependence on God for help with spiritual and physical needs
arises out of an awareness of human helplessness (Psalm 18:6, Mark 4:38). The
word of the Lord to those who would not pray because they have alternative
means of getting things done is found in Jeremiah 17:5:
“
Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh
his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
But for those who trust in Him, He sends
this word in Hebrew 4:16:
“Let
us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need.”
God answer prayers because He is the one
who commanded that we should pray and He cannot deny Himself. Because we have
access to God through Jesus (Ephesians 3:12), and because Jesus Himself gave us
the assurance that He will do whatsoever we ask the Father in His Name (John
15:16), you can therefore go ahead and ask so that your joy may be full. All
power in heaven and on earth belongs to God; He is the owner of all things
visible and invisible. He is a loving Father, and He is only waiting to hear
from you.
Action Point
Ask God for 5 things you need Him to do
for you, and trust Him to answer.
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