Recently, I was reading and thinking about some of the Bible verses that talk about prayer and answers to prayer. We tend to be very subjective on so many topics and when we think of answers to prayer, we focus on answers to our prayers. People wonder why they don’t get what they asked for. Often times the answer to that is relatively simple.
What brought me to this was thinking about the old wristbands that asked, “What would Jesus do?” That is a happy thought, and a positive thought, but that’s not the question we should be asking. What we should be asking is, “What would Jesus have us do?” I thought of Jesus walking on the water as he wanted to get out to the boat in the middle of the lake. I thought of Jesus telling the storm to quiet down. It would be really great to be able to tell storms to quiet down. It would be great to be able to control the weather. But can you imagine the chaos if everyone was able to control the weather. You might have one person asking for snow and another asking for a sunny beach day. What kind of conflict with that cause? Would it be hurricanes, tornadoes?
In reality, we are to often be glad that God does not answer our prayers. He has a better view of what’s going on. That’s why one verse specifically says that if we pray, according to his will, we will be answered.
Keep praying. Our country needs it. Your neighbors need it. I imagine you and I need it.
homo unius libri
Monday, July 22, 2024
Opus 2024-190: Answers
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