Magnificent Prayer #157
Magnificent Prayer #157
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
1 Peter 3:12
Consider well before you put any object or person before you in prayer; whether it is according to the will of God; whether you can claim for your request a definite promise, whether it is laid as a burden on your heart by the spirit of prayer, and having so determined, never cease praying till you have the answer, or at least the assurance of answer.
ARTHUR T. PIERSON
Pray About It: We are presented here with three tests for whether to pray for a certain thing. First, is it according to God’s will? Second, is there a promise from God’s Word that anchors your hope for this request? And third, is this a burden from God? If the answer to all three is yes, then you can pray in confidence.
Rather than offering random prayers with no heart behind them, use your time to pray for that which God will answer.
God does not mean, in hearing prayer, to abdicate His throne, or to substitute our judgment for His. So, He requires us to ascertain, as much as possible, what His judgment is, and to conform our prayers to it.
JOHN PATON
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