Today,
reply is on the process and value of prayer among mature Christian
believers. Many Christians think of prayer as a sacred device to
privately share their own personality, thoughts, and inner
understanding with GOD. For them prayer is confessional,
contemplative, and intimate. Even so, it remains that every believer
eventually must genuinely apply, display and respond to all the
sacred gifts and inseparable aspects of divine fullness bestowed on
themselves. What otherwise would be secret and unknown will be
openly shown as commitment, righteousness and unselfish service. One
of the fighters in the Religion and Spirituality public forum at
“Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “✞ 2 ...hunter” (Level 7 with
45,435 points, a member since August 18, 2011) posted the following:
Christians,
what is prayer and why do it?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where
they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. And the
multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul:
neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with
great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4: 31-33, King
James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: About Our Public Displays (08/06/2019); According To
Divine Purpose (06/09/2019); Fasting, Prayer and Sanctification
(03/29/2019); How GOD Speaks Today (12/10/2018); Hezekiah Called For
Judgment (12/09/2018); Receiving What We Ask (09/20/2018); Anything
We Ask For? (09/12/2018); Christian “Thoughts and Prayers”
(03/01/2018); Prayer in Public? (02/24/2015)
“✞ 2
...hunter”, the GOD who is our Creator is also a divinity that
continuously performs judgment to determine duration for the
things created according to their full spirit content and effect in
sacred operations. Among Christian believers the operations of
prayer are vital to the appearance and manifestation of created
beings joined together as a church and spirit body filled with
substance from the makeup of GOD, and permanently joined to one
another. As vessels that contain aspects of divine fullness (i.e.,
the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit), developing
Christians are to exist on the earth as the children and offspring of
GOD, joint heirs with Jesus Christ, and the new creation.
Included are inseparable aspects of divine fullness such as faith,
holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, righteousness, wisdom, and
wrath against sin. Prayer affirms the integrity and sacred
personhood within the living that permits communication, exchange and
interaction with divinity, and that acknowledges divine authority,
dominion, prerogative (grace), eternal purpose, and the sovereign
will of GOD. The living make requests of divinity as the origin and
source for all that pertains to godly change, existence, growth, and
nourishment. Consider again the following that uses language from
the Bible:
1.
Isaiah 55: 7-11, King James Version (KJV): 7 Let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him
return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon
him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways
my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh
down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may
give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word
be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
2.
Colossians 1: 9-20, KJV: 9 For this cause we also, since the day
we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that
ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord
unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing
in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according
to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with
joyfulness; 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us
meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have
redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were
created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by
him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the
church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in
all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased
the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And,
having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile
all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be
things in earth, or things in heaven.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 3. James 5: 13-20, KJV: 13 Is
any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing
psalms. 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the
church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick,
and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they
shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man subject
to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not
rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and
six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and
the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren, if any of you do err
from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which
converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul
from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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