Question 372: Is It Right To Ask For Definite Blessings?
Answer:
There are many passages, such as John 16:23, which warrant definiteness in prayer. Indeed, if a man needs something very badly and is sure that it would be a blessing to him, he would show a lack of faith if he did not pray for it. There are many however, who shrink from praying for definite blessings, after a painful experience. They have prayed for some blessing and YHVH has heard them and granted their request and it has proved to be a curse. Emerson said, in a passage which we cannot find, but the gist of which we quote from memory, that all prayers are answered, therefore we ought to be very careful for what we pray. A celebrated divine wrote: "There are millions of believers day by day imploring YHVH for the salvation of the whole world and the supplication has never been answered. Does YHVH then, keep His promise? Is prayer a dead failure? Does YHVH mock the Christian Church? Are we told to bring all our gifts into the storehouse and prove Him, only to find out that He breaks His promise? The answer to prayer is only a question of time. So far from there ever having been a million prayers lost, there has never been one prayer lost. YHVH not only keeps one promise, but He keeps all the promises and never since the moment we first breathed the faith life, have we ever offered an unavailing prayer."
Question 371: Should We Persistently Ask For Blessings?
Answer:
By all means. The three passages, Matthew 11:12; Luke 11:5-10 (the parable of the friend at night seeking loaves from his neighbour) and Luke 18:1-8 (the parable of the unjust judge), all relate to the subject of earnestness and perseverance in prayer. The argument is that if the unfriendly neighbour and the unjust judge will grant the requests made to them because of the petitioner's insistence, YHVH will surely grant our requests when He sees that we are in desperate earnestness. Matthew 11:12, "the Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force," agrees with these two parables in teaching that intensity, of desire and faith and effort, is required for spiritual victory. Faith seems to have two phases: the quiet, restful trust in YHVH; and the aggressive, enthusiastic, energetic, insistent belief that pushes forward through all sorts of obstacles and delays to the victory desired. It is not because YHVH is unjust or unfriendly that He does not answer at once. But our souls are strengthened by the test of waiting and often human relationships and circumstances are changed as time passes so that the answer is better for the delay than if granted at the first request. YHVH wants to train giants to help Him in His work, giants who will believe in Him and fight for the right, no matter what obstacles are in the way. And the saints who are strong and rich in faith accomplish most for His Kingdom.
Thought for Today: Sunday February 16
If you have truly asked the Moshiach to come into your life, you can be confident that Ruach HaKodesh resides in you – whether or not you feel His presence. Even though YHVH’s Ruach lives in us however, we must yield our lives to Him every day, and every moment because our old nature is still present. Furthermore, satan will try to tempt us and convince us we must fight our spiritual battles alone.
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