Subject: who benefits most from prayer? |
Bible Note: ischus, Thanks for your insight. While I believe God is pleased that we desire to communicate with Him, I would hardly believe that we do anything to bless God. I agree that prayer is a relationship that all parties involved benefit. You mention in point two of your note that strength, comfort and healing are directly related to our praying. I believe there is value in our praying for someone or some circumstance, however I wonder if the answer we receive is not a product of Gods will in this situation rather than our prayers. Would God withhold a miracle of health or salvation simply because we didn't pray or because we only had 30 members of our church praying instead of the 500 praying at a much larger church? I believe God is motivated by His love for us and his desire to give us what is most need for us at that time in our life. I agree with you that the greater value of prayer is spiritual. I believe it is a means of developing our relationship to God for now and eternity. I don't believe that the non western world have a better understanding of prayer than we do. I think that they might exercise the privelege of prayer more consistantly. However, if they aren't praying to the One and Only Living God, then they pray in vain. Your brother In Christ. |