Samuel Chadwick: "He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." Faith is necessary to prayer.

Without some such faith it is difficult to imagine how any man could pray. Man could not pray without faith. Therefore the faith which God demands is the first requirement in the man who prays. Atheists do not pray. (Google image, How do I know God hears my prayers?) [Billy Graham's answer]

God sets great store on faith. He makes it the first requisite of prayer, the sole condition of salvation, the one essential of spiritual life, and the universal law of power.

It is a shallow interpretation of faith that sneers at salvation by grace through faith alone. Faith is enough. Faith is all God asks. Faith is all Jesus asks: "Ye believe in God, believe also in Me."

When the ruler of the synagogue was told that his daughter was dead, Jesus steadied his faith, saying, "Fear not: only believe"; and when the distraught father of the demoniac boy cried out against his own despair, our Lord assured him that "all things are possible to him that believeth."

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Without faith it is impossible to pray to God. Without faith it is impossible to have fellowship with God.

Without faith man can do nothing with God, and God can do nothing with man. Neither can man do anything with man apart from faith, for faith is the basis of civilization as well as of salvation.

The Law of Faith

St. Paul expounds the law of faith in relation to grace, and St. James expounds the same law in the realm of prayer. There is no controversy between them. Faith to both is more than an intellectual conviction, however sincere. It is a moral and spiritual attitude that commits the whole being to accepted and assured truth.

Faith is more than belief. The demons believe and tremble, but they do not trust. Faith is trust. It is not an opinion, not a fiction, not a supposition. It is a faculty of vision, a process of verification, and assurance of knowledge, a logic of life.

It demands an honest and impartial mind, a pure and disinterested motive, a loyal and steadfast obedience. This is the faith that works by law to the justification of the ungodly, the sanctification of the unholy, and to the mighty power that prevails in prayer.

"For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" (Matt. 17:20-21).

"Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up, and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye shall have them."

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THE PATH OF PRAYER
By Samuel Chadwick
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www.cliffcollege.ac.uk
(Emphasis added)

Let's pray-

Father, help us see that faith is necessary in order to pray, and that it is Your requirement to those of us who attempt to pray, for You set great store on faith.

You make it the first requisite of prayer, the sole condition of salvation, the one essential of spiritual life, and the universal law of power.

Folks who have a shallow interpretation of faith may sneer at salvation by grace through faith alone, but faith is enough and faith is all You ask of us.

The truth is that without faith it is impossible to please You, and without faith it is impossible to pray and also impossible to have fellowship with You.

Without faith we can do nothing with You, and You can do nothing with us. Neither can we do anything with others apart from faith, for faith is the basis of civilization as well as of salvation.

Faith demands an honest and impartial mind, a pure and disinterested motive, a loyal and steadfast obedience. This is the faith that works by law to the justification of the ungodly, the sanctification of the unholy, and to the might power that prevails in prayer.

It is our prayer that You enable us to have the kind of faith that moves mountains, as well as You, for we are in great need, to see that Your will is done on earth.
We pray for this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Today's Bible verses-

Is. 33:6, 10 (NKJV) "Wisdom and knowledge will
be the stability of your times, and the strength
of salvation; The fear of the LORD is His treasure."
(v. 10) "Now I will rise, says the LORD; "Now I will
be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up."

Ps. 68:35 (NKJV) "O God, You are more awesome
than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who
gives strength and power to His people."

Today's quote-

~ Captain E. G. Carre- "What if a new atmosphere of prayer can be breathed into us and into our daily work by Him who still baptiseth in the Holy Ghost and in fire! What if we have two Divine Intercessors—the One within us praying according to the will of God and so teaching us how to pray as we ought, and how to go on praying and not faint; the other presenting our prayers faultless before the Throne and ensuring answers 'exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think.' " (p. 164 of PRAYING HYDE)

Did you know?

~ We're to serve with the heart of a king and rule with the heart of a servant.

~ Our approach to God's call on our lives determines our effectiveness.

Today's question-

How can we walk free from shame?

Christ's death, burial and resurrection is where justification comes from, as He knew no sin, and walked a perfect life. He pleased the Father as the Sacrifice for our sins. It is a free gift for those who'll believe in Jesus as Savior, and who have accepted Him into their hearts and lives, having confessed their sins, and who have released them to Him as the One who has the right to obliterate their death-hold on us.

Our self-worth dies at the Cross. There is no way to "do enough" to make peace with God the Father. Christ has paid the ultimate price for our sins, and has given us the right to have fellowship with God, as once Adam and Eve did so many years ago when they were first formed from the dust of the new earth He created.

Our self-worth can only be in Christ, as He only is Worthy of perfection, and we're in Him, walking free from shame. There's nothing that we can do to eradicate our sins except to give them over to Christ Jesus. This will include all shame, whether we were guilty ourselves or charged by others.
It is a legal covenant where our sins are accounted for, and forgiveness is transferred to us, as God then sees us in Christ's obedience — righteous record of His life. We are then forgiven each time we sin when we ask for forgiveness (see 1 John 1:9).

Upcoming posts-

Are You Struggling with Fear?
6/1- Saturday's post by Nancy Demary

#43 The Law of Faith in Prayer
4th- Tuesday's post by Samuel Chadwick

#44 Ask Righteously
6th- Thursday's post by Samuel Chadwick

When All Seems Lost
8th- Saturday's post by Leslie Koh