The Power of Prayer
Below is an excerpt from a Global Media Outreach newsletter. I thought that it was well stated about the power of prayer and wanted to share it with you.
"We are to ask in faith when we pray. Jesus said to His disciples, 'Have faith in God....I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.'”
God’s Word, the Bible is the basis for our faith. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” If God said it, you can believe it. When Adam and Eve were tempted in the garden, the first temptation was “Has God really said...?” The answer to that temptation needs to be “YES GOD HAS SAID.”
We need to seek God and read His Word and learn His will for our lives. Then we need to ask Him to help us have faith. Are you sick? Then pray in faith and ask God to heal you. God may use doctors or medicine, but pray for His healing. Is your child away from God? Ask God to bring your child to Him. You may need patience in faith. Abraham was the “father of faith” in the Bible; he had faith but he waited for many years for the promise. God may answer your prayers right away, or He may ask you to have faith for a while. And God knows what is best, so realize you need to pray always in submission to His will.
When Jesus was tempted, He spoke “It is written” and He quoted the Bible. You and I have the power of the Word of God available to us. So let us take up the shield of faith and the sword of the Word of God, and walk in the love of Jesus Christ. We do not war against people; the way of Christ is love. But we do need to stand strong in faith and trust God that if we pray according to His will, we know that we have the requests that we ask of Him."
There have been many times in my walk as a growing, maturing Christian, especially as a pastor, that I have wondered where my answer to prayer was. Why haven't I seen the results, what's taking so long, I might ask myself and my God. But one must always relate to the fact that our time isn't necessarily God's time, and that only He knows the grand scheme of things. So next time we get in a hurry with expecting an answer to prayer we must remember that He will answer in His time, and He knows what we need before we ask Him.
Below is an excerpt from a Global Media Outreach newsletter. I thought that it was well stated about the power of prayer and wanted to share it with you.
"We are to ask in faith when we pray. Jesus said to His disciples, 'Have faith in God....I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.'”
God’s Word, the Bible is the basis for our faith. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” If God said it, you can believe it. When Adam and Eve were tempted in the garden, the first temptation was “Has God really said...?” The answer to that temptation needs to be “YES GOD HAS SAID.”
We need to seek God and read His Word and learn His will for our lives. Then we need to ask Him to help us have faith. Are you sick? Then pray in faith and ask God to heal you. God may use doctors or medicine, but pray for His healing. Is your child away from God? Ask God to bring your child to Him. You may need patience in faith. Abraham was the “father of faith” in the Bible; he had faith but he waited for many years for the promise. God may answer your prayers right away, or He may ask you to have faith for a while. And God knows what is best, so realize you need to pray always in submission to His will.
When Jesus was tempted, He spoke “It is written” and He quoted the Bible. You and I have the power of the Word of God available to us. So let us take up the shield of faith and the sword of the Word of God, and walk in the love of Jesus Christ. We do not war against people; the way of Christ is love. But we do need to stand strong in faith and trust God that if we pray according to His will, we know that we have the requests that we ask of Him."
There have been many times in my walk as a growing, maturing Christian, especially as a pastor, that I have wondered where my answer to prayer was. Why haven't I seen the results, what's taking so long, I might ask myself and my God. But one must always relate to the fact that our time isn't necessarily God's time, and that only He knows the grand scheme of things. So next time we get in a hurry with expecting an answer to prayer we must remember that He will answer in His time, and He knows what we need before we ask Him.
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