The Privilege of Prayer You want what you dont have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you cant get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you dont have what you want because you dont ask God for it. —James 4:2 It is my firm conviction that some Christians today dont have Gods provision, healing, or blessing in their lives simply because they havent asked for it. Im not saying that God will give us everything we ask for. But I am saying that many of us are going through life, missing out on many of the things God has for us. The Bible says, You do not have because you do not ask (James 4:2). Some Christians pray only as a last resort, when everything else fails, after theyve called all their friends and all their relatives. When no one can help them, they say, What else can I do? All I can do now is pray. But prayer should not be a last resort. It should be our first resort, the very first way we turn. The old William Cowper hymn says, Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees. The simple fact is the Devil doesnt want you to pray. He will do everything he can to distract you, divert you, or discourage you from turning to the Lord in prayer. Why? Because he is afraid of the power that can be exercised through prayer. He whispers, Dont pray. Try this. Try that. You arent worthy to pray. God wont hear you. Prayer is boring, anyway, and youre no good at it. He will do anything to keep you from approaching the throne of God. The Lord gave us this invitation in the book of Jeremiah: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know (Jeremiah 33:3, NIV). Prayer is a privilege given to the child of God. God will hear the prayer of an unbeliever who calls out to Him for forgiveness, but only a person who has put his or her faith in Christ can have a prayer life. So pray with fervor. Pray with energy. Pray continually. Dont give up, because you never know what God will do.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:55:10 +0000
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