Thursday, January 26, 2012

From the Time of the Creation Prayer Note # 8

     “God chose, from the time of the Creation, to work on the earth through humans, not independent of them. He always has and always will, even at the cost of becoming one. Though God is sovereign and all-powerful, Scripture clearly tells us that He limited Himself, concerning the affairs of earth, to working through human beings.

     Doesn’t He need us to ask for His kingdom to come, His will to be done (see Matt. 6:10)?  Surely He wouldn’t want us to waste our time asking for something that was going to happen anyway, would He?

     Why, then, am I supposed to ask Him for something He already wants to do if it’s not that my asking somehow releases Him to do it? Let’s look briefly at three more biblical passages which support this.

     In 1 Kings 18 we find the story of God needing and using a person to accomplish His will through prayer…”

“Now it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, ‘Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.’ ” 1 Kings 18:1

Prayer Note # 8- From the Time of the Creation - Taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer from pgs 28, 29

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Next Prayer Note Jan.31st-    Elijah’s Fervent Prayers: Prayer Note # 9

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