Magnificent Prayer #237
Magnificent Prayer #237
For we which have believed do enter into rest.
Hebrews 4:3 KJV
Do not pray yourself out of faith. You may tell Him that you are waiting and that you are still believing Him and therefore praise Him for the answer. There is nothing that so fully clinches faith as to be so sure of the answer that you can thank God for it. Prayers that pray us out of faith deny both God’s promise in His Word and also His whisper “Yes,” that He gave us in our hearts. Such prayers are but the expression of the unrest of one’s heart, and unrest implies unbelief in reference to the answer to prayer. This prayer that prays ourselves out of faith frequently arises from centering our thoughts on the difficulty rather than on God’s promise. Abraham “considered not his own body,” “he staggered not at the promise of God” (Rom. 4:19–20). May we watch and pray that we enter not into temptation of praying ourselves out of faith.
B. H. P.
Pray About It: When we have prayed and received assurance that God will answer, we can from there on out praise God for the yet unseen answer until it comes. When we know that He has granted our request, there’s no use in continuing to ask. Just praise and offer thanksgiving. The approaching answer will soon manifest itself. Don’t pray your faith away.
The time for the blessing is when you begin to praise God for it. For, brethren, you may be sure that when you put up a thanksgiving on the ground that God has answered your prayer, you really have prevailed with God.
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON
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