The Prayer Factor 2.5

When I was a young man I asked myself what’s the purpose of prayer? I even asked God several times why I should pray. It was during one of those times as I was sitting in the church basement in Hermantown listening to my pastor give a bible study on prayer; my mind was wandering; Amy pinched me a few times to focus. But I kept thinking, why should I pray, God knows anyway. It was actually during one of those prayers, a pinch from Amy that God spoke to me that prayer is Power! Prayer brings power into our lives. If I want more of Him I must pray and ask.

One of the biggest things I had to work through in committing to a consistent prayer life was I had to ask myself a basic question. Do I actually have a prayer life?

I was honest in my response. “Sometimes, I’m not sure, or no I miss the opportunity because I place other things as a priority. As a young Christian I wasn’t yet convinced of the importance of a prayer life. So I did some digging…what’s God’s purpose for His people in prayer.

 #1… You Must Believe He Answers Prayer!

The important truth we must learn is that answered prayer is a law of God. Let me give you an example. What happens when you put water into ice trays and put them into your freezer at 32 degrees? A scientific phenomenon occurs. The ice becomes solid. Are you surprised when that happens? What happens when the opposite occurs, and it melts? Are you surprised? Scientists do not say “let’s make a proposition, lower the temperature to 32 degrees and I’ll promise you as a reward, some ice or that if you hold it long enough it will melt. They simply say there will be ice and it will melt under the right circumstances.

 The same thing happens when we pray. What we call bible promises are not actually promises at all, they are laws, immutable, unchanging laws. I know we don’t like the word law when it comes to scripture. But these promises or laws when taken from God’s word and spoken in faith come alive. God has spoken them in His word to us so we can fulfill them here on this earth.

 Only through prayer can those purposes be fulfilled.

What is the underlying purposes of prayer…

 To Give God Glory.

1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” We are to bless God and worship Him.

To Have Fellowship With Him In Exodus 25:22 it says, “There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands” What happens is we get blessed when we fellowship with Him. We get to “Yada” know God more.

To Evangelize the World.

Roman’s 10:1 says, “Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.” By my involvement in prayer I’m obeying a command of God, to go into the entire world through my prayers.

If I asked you what the underlying premise of a prayer life is; it really is amazingly simple…More tomorrow.

 

You are Loved!