My brother, Sam was watching me yesterday as I was working on my second blog on the series "Praying becomes a chore when you..." As I was typing along, he asked me some tough question that I did not expect from a 16 year old!
The conversation went something like this...
Sam: So if God is all controlling (sovereign), and he has already planned everything from the beginning (predestined), and if he's will can't be changed... then what's the point of praying? What does it achieve?
Sam: Man... another one of those paradox.
On hindsight, I guess I could have answered him better! With passages like:
James 4:2 - You do not have because you do not ask...
James 5:16 - The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you...
Matthew 7:8 - For everyone who asks receives...
Many times in both the Old and New Testament, we see that God does answer prayers! Not only does he relent on bringing disasters upon the Israelite because Moses prayed for them (Exodus 32); he answered Elijah's prayer by sending rains of fire to show that he is the one true God (1 Kings 18); and the apostle Peter was freed from prison by and angel after the church in Jerusalem prayed for his release (Acts 12).
The Bible does tell us that God is a sovereign and he is in control of this world! However, in his plan, he has allowed us the privilege to pray to him, to ask him for things that we need or things that we want. God is a loving and merciful, he does answer our prayers in times of trouble and distress. Although God may not always say yes to our prayers, but we need to trust that God has our best interest in his heart.
So let's keep on praying!
2 comments:
Point of praying?
Well among other reasons, it shows your trust in God and trust that he will provide what is in his will for you.
:)
also, you spelt question wrong. you spelt it qusetion, but it's all good. i'll fix it for you :)
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