Subject: Purpose of Prayer? |
Bible Note: "Consequently we must not ask God to do what He has created us to do." This is the tricky part. We may be tempted to rationalize actions that may violate God's will if we are not truly in tune with it. "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," for example. Unfortunately, many have found ways around simple truths such as: "Those who live by the sword will perish by it"; "The weapons of our warfare are not fleshly"; "You must love your enemy." Faith follows the things heard, thus true faith will wait upon God's Kingdom to ultimately make hallow the Father's name and cause his will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. It will cause us to honor his sovereignty by honoring the governmental authorities through obedience as long as they do not ask us to violate what is holy. As we communicate with God through prayer and he communicates with us through his word and congregation, we make sure that our requests will be granted as they are according to his will. He will help us endure the injustices and atrocities of this world until the Kingdom brings to nothing all enemies of God. (1 Cor 15:24-28) That's worth praying, working and waiting for! Sincerely. |