Prayer and God’s will
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· 5 viewsPrayer is concerned not only with the well-being of the one who prays. A vital aspect of its purpose is to allow the will of God to be done, and to bring glory and honour to his name.
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True motives for prayer
True motives for prayer
The desire that God’s name be honoured
The desire that God’s name be honoured
“Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
‘Give us this day our daily bread.
‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’
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The desire that God’s will be fulfilled
The desire that God’s will be fulfilled
“Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
‘Give us this day our daily bread.
‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’
See also ; ; Submission to God’s will characterised Jesus Christ’s prayer life.
God answers prayer that accords with his will
God answers prayer that accords with his will
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
Petitioners may enquire of God to discover his will
Petitioners may enquire of God to discover his will
Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
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The Holy Spirit helps believers to pray in God’s will
The Holy Spirit helps believers to pray in God’s will
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
God’s response to prayers allows believers to discern his will
God’s response to prayers allows believers to discern his will
Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
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God does not respond to the prayers of the wicked
God does not respond to the prayers of the wicked
“We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
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