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http://www.gospelines.com "The Mystery of Prayer" Why does God make me knock before He will open the door? He is all power and all knowledge. God needs no help from anyone to open doors for His children, and every circumstance of tomorrow He has known since before the foundation of the world. Why, then, does He require me to ask Him for what He knows I already need? Why is it necessary for me to pray before God acts? Watchman Nee says that this is the great mystery, "that God's people must pray before God Himself will rise up and work: His will is only to be realized through the prayers of those who belong to Him." No, we do not force God to do anything He hasn't already planned to do, and prayer doesn't change the will of God. But it does put His will into action. Only when we have prayed in the will of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, does He open the gates of heaven and pour out blessings abundantly! "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 18:18) It is the plan of God to affect the work of God when His children pray in the will of God. Beloved, doors are shut and opened on earth and in heaven through the power of prayer. Seek the heart of your Father when you pray. And pray in the sympathy of His will, and the showers of blessings through answered prayer will flow down upon you. GospeLines Prayer: "Give me grace, Father, to throw open all the doors of my life that you may cease knocking and enter into every crevice of my soul. I forever unlock the hidden places and surrender the keys to You. Give me listening ears, O God, that I may hear Your voice calling me to higher endeavors. Give me an open mind, O God, one that is ready to receive and welcome new ideas and knowledge as it is Your will to reveal. Give me open eyes, O God, eyes that are quick to discover how You indwell Your creation. May all things fill me with gladness and rejoicing over Your everlasting handiwork. Give me open hands, O God, hands ready to share all You are and all You have given me. Let my possessions be Yours to use as You wish." Amen and amen. O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [email protected] or [email protected] window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
