Is It Hard To Understand Prayer?

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May 10th 2010
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Is It Hard To Understand Prayer?


Scripture: I Peter 3:12 "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous,
and His ears are open unto their prayers."

There are many things in life that I do not understand, but I am not going
to do without these things just because my understanding is limited. I
could not tell you how the engine and all of the parts of an automobile work
together, but I still plan to use my vehicle to get me to the places that I
need to go.
I can't explain the seasons and how the soil, water, and
sunlight can make things grow, but I will continue to pant and expect my
flowers to bloom. I don't understand computers, televisions, and radios,
but I will use them anyway. And don't expect me to sit around in the dark
just because I don't understand electricity. It's just not going to happen.
I am going to use every tool that is available to me to enrich my physical
life.
My thoughts about God and His words are the same. I can't explain God to
you and tell you how prayer and obedience to God's words work. There is no
reasonable explanation how Moses could stretch out his hand across the Red
Sea and cause the waters to divide and the sea to become dry land (Exodus
14:21). Neither can I tell you how Joshua could march around the walls of
Jericho for seven days and then give a shout that would make the walls come
tumbling down (Joshua 6:20). Their victories came because of their
obedience to God. There are many things about Jesus and the things that He
did that are unbelievable. He healed the sick, caused the lame to walk,
opened blinded eyes, raised the dead, walked on the water, calmed the seas
with His word, and fed thousands of people with a meager supply of bread and
fish. I can't explain any of these things to you, but I believe that they
really happened and are true.
So it is with communication with God. I can't explain how we can live here
on Earth and talk to God in Heaven any more than I can explain to you how I
can live in Indiana and talk on the telephone to someone on the other side
of the world. Both are beyond my own comprehension.
Indeed, there are
people who can explain the phone system and the other natural tools that we
use, but no one can explain prayer, for it is supernatural. It is spiritual
and simply cannot be explained in natural terms. All we know is that when
we talk to God, He has promised to hear us and answer our prayers. Don't
get me wrong; God is not some sort of cosmic bellhop that we can order
around. Neither does He grant our every petition in hopes of receiving a
financial tip by our tithes or offerings to the church. So why should we
pray? James 4:2-3 tells us, "You have not because you haven't asked for it
... You receive not when you ask amiss." Let us take these words to heart,
and even though we may not understand how prayer works, let us talk to God
and present our petitions to Him because we believe what the Apostle Peter
said,
"His ears are open to our prayers."

May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Connie
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