ODB: unanswered prayers
September 7, 2009
God’s answers are wiser than our prayers.
READ: Luke 7:1-10
[Jesus said], “I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” —Luke 7:9
An explanation we often hear for “unanswered” prayers is that we don’t have enough faith. But Jesus said in Luke 17:6 that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can command a mulberry tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea and it will obey us. In other words, the effectiveness of our prayers depends not on how much faith we have but on whether we even have faith.
Luke tells of a Roman centurion with “great faith” (7:9). His faith was expressed first as an appeal to Jesus to heal his dying servant. Then it was expressed as an acknowledgment that Jesus could heal his servant anytime, anywhere. The centurion did not ask Jesus to do things his way.
Faith has been described as “trusting God’s heart and trusting God’s power.” Some prayers that seem to go unanswered are simply instances in which God has lovingly overruled our wishes. He knows that what we have asked for is not best. Or it may be that our timing is not His timing, or He has some far greater purpose in mind. Let us remember, even Jesus prayed to His heavenly Father, “Nevertheless not My will, but Yours” (Luke 22:42).
Do we have the centurion’s great faith—a faith that trusts God to do His work, in His way? — C. P. Hia
Source: Our Daily Bread
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I must confess that today’s edition really touched me and has served as a source of encouragement to me especially in the area of praying.May God continually continue to bless the writers of these articles.how i wish i was a part of this ministry.It is well.
Wow..
Isaiah 55:8-12 (New International Version)
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
I was very much blessed as I read today’s daily devotional.
We should never limit God to our standards. He is greater and wiser than we are. He knows what is best for us.
What you are praying for may not be what you actually need; What you are praying for may not benefit you.
Always know that God will never give unto His children any ‘bad’ thing because every good and perfect gift is from God. Reference:James 1:17.
It may be that what you deem as good may actually not be good for you.
God loves us, and He always wants the best for us. And the best is that which will bring glory unto Him. So if what you are praying for will not bring glory to God, then please stop praying about that thing, because I can assure you that God will not answer any prayer that is not prayed according to His will. Reference: James 2:2-4.
But if you pray according to the will of God.. wow.. then do not give up. Keep on praying and have faith in The Lord Jesus Christ that He will do just as He has said.. How do you know the will of God? Study His Word.. you will know His will in His Word.
Renny.