God lives and works today.
However, if you haven't experienced God's power in
your life, perhaps it's because you haven't experienced
the power of persevering prayer.
What is persevering prayer?
And why is it more likely to be
answered than other kinds of prayer?
Listen to today's meditation by Basilia Schlink.
O faith brings God's almighty power To men
so weak and lowly When tempted, victory we'll
share If we but trust God wholly For
nothing can our way oppose Even iron doors
will give to those Who trust in God
almighty Be constant in prayer, calls the Apostle
Paul to us.
Our prayers should not be slack, for God's
promise is given to prevailing prayer.
The persevering prayer does not become weary, even
when it sees no apparent fulfillment, but often
the contrary.
Persevering prayer has the ability to quietly persist
and to wait.
This is a humbling kind of prayer.
It humbles one to have to wait and
to have to ask again and again, what
is the reason that thou canst not answer
my prayer?
Is there perhaps a sin barrier in my
life?
However, the outcome of persevering prayer is usually
a truly miraculous answer from God.
He manifests himself in such a way that
his greatness and power are magnified before men.
Therefore, the persevering prayer also has his special
promise.
It allows great things to come to the
petitioner who is purified by such byways of
waiting.
With persevering prayer, God calls us to an
effort, a struggle.
It's a real wrestling with God, as with
Jacob at Jabbok.
I will not let you go unless you
bless me.
Such prayer pleases God.
Jesus says that God will answer such prayer.
Here, however, it must be emphasized that God
gives assurances and answers in such a prayer
struggle only if these prayers are uttered in
Jesus' name and are of his mind and
his spirit.
Self-willed prayers have no promise of an
answer.
For such a wrestling in prayer, it's especially
important that we take our stand on the
promise and assurance which God has given, and
then that we hold fast right to the
end.
It is always his will that we come
to him in steadfast prayer.
Should it not, therefore, lie in our heart
that we hold on steadfastly in prayer so
that God can be revealed in his mighty
power and greatness?
Should we not answer his love that has
so much patience with us?
Shouldn't we answer it with trusting love, love
that is steadfast in prayer?
The trusting soul inherits all the heavenly kingdom's
riches.
The Father's hands let blessings fall while bond
and deity changes.
Though we be told of things you lack,
in joyous praise we answer back, we trust
in God Almighty.
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