‘[…]
Wrestling before God makes an impact in His kingdom. If you ask me to pray for you, and I am not
complete in Christ, my prayer accomplishes nothing. But if I am complete in
Christ, my prayer brings victory all the time. Prayer is effective only when
there is completeness— “take up the whole armor of God . . . .” Always make a distinction between God’s
perfect will and His permissive will, which He uses to accomplish His divine
purpose for our lives. God’s perfect will is unchangeable. It is with His
permissive will, or the various things that He allows into our lives, that we
must wrestle before Him. It is our reaction to these things allowed by His
permissive will that enables us to come to the point of seeing His perfect will
for us. “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God .
. .” (Romans
8:28)[…]’ CHAMBERS
Do you think about your spiritual condition when
you pray to God .. or do you just pray … Did you know that the presupposition to
the command to “pray without ceasing”? 1 Thessalonians 5:16 “ Rejoice always, pray
without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus for you.”
Before the high priest made a sacrifice for the
nation on the day of atonement, he first made a sacrifice for his own
sins, Hebrews 7:27 “Unlike the
other high priests, he [Jesus] does not need to offer sacrifices day after day,
first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people.” This verse has to
do with Jesus as our high priest who is sinless. My point is that we are not sinless .. but
are forgiven .. but we still need to have our feet washed … John 13:10 “Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed
needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean[…]" … and we should
understand that coming before God in prayer is a highly spiritual act … and
although simple .. should not be taken lightly.
It is about being spiritually aware throughout the
day. I find that thought very convicting
…. Thank God for 1 John 1:9.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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