Prayer is being Brought into Complete Submission unto God

Tip! 'Asking of God' and 'receiving' from the Lord - direct request to God, immediate connection with God - that is true prayer.

We can only profit from the Holy Scriptures when we are brought into complete submission unto God. As I have stated before, one of the Divine designs in enlisting prayer as a command is that we must be humbled. This is outwardly symbolized when we bow our knees before the Lord when we pray.

Prayer is an acknowledgment of our helplessness, and a looking to Him from whom all our help comes. It is an owning of His sufficiency to supply our every need. As Philippians 4:6 says "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;" but requests are very different from demands.

"The throne of grace is not set up that we may come and there vent our passions before God" (Wm. Gurnall). Yes, we are to spread our case before God, but we must leave it to His superior wisdom to prescribe how it will be dealt with. There must be no dictating, nor can we "claim" anything from God, for we are beggars depending on His mere mercy. In all our praying we must add, "Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will Lord."

I can hear your question - But can't faith plead God's promises and expect an answer? Certainly; but you must let God's answer be the only answer. Remember Paul prayed to the Lord three times to remove his thorn in the flesh; instead of doing so, the Lord gave him grace to endure it (read 2 Corinthians 12).

Tip! In order to accomplish His high purpose, Jesus showed us His purpose in answering our prayers when He said, "...That the Father may be glorified in the Son."

Many of God's promises are random rather than personal. Let me explain; He has promised His Church pastors, teachers and evangelists, yet many a local company of His saints has languished long time without them. Some of God's promises are indefinite and general rather than absolute and universal. As, for example look at Ephesians 6:2-3 "HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER," which is the first commandment with a promise: "THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU AND YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH."

God has not bound Himself to give in kind or the form specified, or to grant the particular thing we ask for, even though we ask in faith. Moreover, He reserves for Himself the right to determine the right time and season for granting His mercies. Zephaniah 2:3 "Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD's anger." Just because it "may be" God's will to grant a certain temporal mercy to me, it is my duty to cast myself on Him and plead for it, yet with entire submission to His good pleasure for the performance of it.

Tip! God's people do not have authorization to demand the Savior's promise of, "...Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do," in order to gain something very special for themselves.

Jesus pleaded to our Father to find another way to redeem us other then having to go to the cross; and Jesus added "Not My will but Your will be done." Jesus submitted completely to our Father and obediently went to the cross and died for us. In three days Jesus was raised form the grave by our Father. The promise of our Salvation was completed for all who believe this. Aren't you thankful that Jesus Christ chose to obey our Father so we can enjoy life everlasting with Him? I sure am!

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