Steve Hill: August 17 In Holy Expectation And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21:22 I’ve learned a secret concerning answered prayer. I remember stopping for a moment one day and looking over my prayer list only to discover that over half of my prayers had already been answered. People had been saved, the sick had been healed and financial needs had been met. It seems I had been so busy praying that I had taken little time to notice the results. William Gurnall taught about this back in the 1600s, speaking about an expectant, believing heart. An unbelieving heart in prayer is like one who shoots an arrow at random, without paying attention to where it falls. He doesn’t follow the outcome of his praying. Failing to look up may cause many a prayer to be lost. If you do not believe, why do you pray? And if you believe, why do you not expect? By praying, you seem to depend on God; but by not expecting, you again renounce your confidence. What is this, but to take His name in vain? O Christian, stand on your prayer in a holy expectation of what you have prayed for. Mordecai, no doubt, had put up many prayers for Esther, and therefore waited at the King’s gate, looking for what answer God would give. You do likewise. Take time today to think over your prayer list. Have you failed to recognize answers to some of your prayers? 1 Samuel 9; Romans 7 Jeremiah 45-46; Psalms 22 Steve Hill Ministries | P.O. Box 612288, Dallas, TX 75261 | 817-849-8773
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:21:18 +0000
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