“And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive” (Matthew 21:22).
Many times we begin our prayers by asking God to meet our needs and the needs of others. We want to rush our time with Him by getting straight to the point. If our heart is pure, and we truly believe we’ve touched the throne, God hears and grants our petitions. Chances are we’ve offered praise and have spent time in repentance.
We don’t always want to meet the conditions for answered prayer. We understand the “all” part of our verse, but what about the “believing” part? How many times have we agonized in prayer and continued to have doubts whether God would grant what we asked? Our faith wavered and we began to doubt and worry again. God admonishes us to cast our cares upon Him and to ask what we will. He can only do this if we are praying in His Will. We often get in His way while He’s trying to work things out for our good.
God wants to meet our needs and the needs of others as we pray. Exercise faith and just ask.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray that God would grant grace upon grace to Executive Committee member Shirley Jackson today.
