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NASB | James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 4:8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people]. |
Bible Question:
Suppose a friend is seriously admitted in the hospital and you are requested to pray for him,how would you pray? would it be based on faith bigger than a mustard seed that goes"God, with mountain moving faith,i believe in a miracle healing no matter how bad things seem to be" Mark 11:24 "When you pray and ask for something,believe that you have received it,and whatever you asked for,will be given to you" When his disciples asked Jesus why they couldn't cure the boy with a demon,he said it was because they didn't have enough faith. When the storm came and everyone panicked,Jesus again stressed on faith which could calm the wildest of storms. But,....God has his own ways and his own plans.Not all prayers are answered the way we want....no matter how much faith we put in.... .SOOOooo...should it be more like "Not my will,but your will"...."Thy will be done"...like praying that things happen the way they are supposed to...hmm??...but why do we have to pray that way when its going to happen anyway??becoz the life of that person is entirely in God's hands! wouldn't it be more like saying..."God,I know you can heal[ok,so u have faith]but will you?[u can decide on that Lord]" is that how we r supposed to pray? views on this plzz |
Bible Answer: I think that you need to study James 4 very closely. James, the half-brother of Jesus, responds to this kind of question very clearly. In addition, you need to realize that God is Sovereign. I wrote the following paragraph in an article a few years ago: God is King over all that is, was or ever shall be (Psalms 93:1, 99:1, 103:19, Revelation 19:6). He is an absolute Monarch, the "King of Kings" (Revelation 19:16). This is what is meant by the theological phrase "sovereignty of God." The universe is not a democracy, it is a kingdom ruled by God. The universe is not a mechanism set in motion at creation... in time He sovereignly guides all things through Providence (Romans 8:28, 11:36, Ephesians 1:11). If men object to any of this, God reminds Man that the universe belongs to Him and He can do whatever He wants to with it (Job 41:11, Matthew 28:15)... and that's exactly what He does do with it: whatever He wants. God has been very gracious to His adopted children. Prayer allows us to be part of His Work. Prayer is part of God's design. Someone else wrote once, " There is a difference between God simply doing something, and doing it in the context of prayer. Doing it when we have asked for it makes it part of our relationship with Him. This is true even when dealing with other people. Often we can see something about a friend. But until they're willing to talk with us about it, anything we do is going to be somewhat impersonal, and not part of our relationship with them." So, this boils down to our need to realize that God is already in charge, and whatever the outcome, it fits in His Eternal Purpose. We further realize that our prayers are part of that Purpose. You have asked a number of things about faith. It would probably be a good idea for you to look at every reference (and its context) to the word in the NT. You error in thinking that faith is something you muster up in yourself. Also, remember that all healing comes from the hand of God, be it natural or supernatural. I hope that these thoughts help. Your desire to know the truth will be measured by your effort to dig it out of the scriptures. |
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