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TOPIC: PRAYER-ANSWERING: AN ATTRIBUTE OF GOD
OCTOBER Saturday 20th
TEXT: Ephesians 1: 15-18
KEY VERSE: O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Psalm 65: 2
We know that God is holy. He is merciful. He is kind and possesses many other attributes. But do you know that there is an attribute of God that is not well known to many? Since God is holy, if something gets outside the holiness of God, do you expect God to honour it? No! Because He is holy, you cannot meet Him outside holiness. That is why He said, “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:25, 26. This means you should take the holiness part of God seriously when dealing with Him, because it is His essential attribute.
There is another attribute of God which is revealed in Psalm 65:2: “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.” This statement “Oh thou that hearest prayer,” depicts an attribute of God as one that answers or hears prayer (just as others like: “Thou that art holy”; “O Thou that art merciful;” “O Thou that art gracious,” etc.). Why should a creature want to render an attribute of God redundant? Why should the Church want to render this prayer-answering attribute of God redundant? Those Churches that render the holiness of God redundant, how are they fairing? Those individual Christians that render the holiness of God redundant, how are they standing? Then, why should you try to render the prayer-answering attribute of God redundant by not using it, by not praying? Come back and use it! As you strive for holiness, strive also for prayer. As you seek for God’s mercy, seek also for prayer; it is all of God. That is the word of God. The reason why you are not holy is because you do not understand that God is holy. Similarly, the reason why you do not pray is because you do not understand that God answers prayers. May God give you understanding of Himself for you to partake of His holiness and enjoy His answers to your prayers.
Thought for the day: As you strive for holiness, strive also for prayer
Song for the day: O yes He answers prayers
Bible reading for the day:
Jeremiah 3-4; 2 Thessalonians 3
#Horemow.
TOPIC: PRAYER-ANSWERING: AN ATTRIBUTE OF GOD
OCTOBER Saturday 20th
TEXT: Ephesians 1: 15-18
KEY VERSE: O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Psalm 65: 2
We know that God is holy. He is merciful. He is kind and possesses many other attributes. But do you know that there is an attribute of God that is not well known to many? Since God is holy, if something gets outside the holiness of God, do you expect God to honour it? No! Because He is holy, you cannot meet Him outside holiness. That is why He said, “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:25, 26. This means you should take the holiness part of God seriously when dealing with Him, because it is His essential attribute.
There is another attribute of God which is revealed in Psalm 65:2: “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.” This statement “Oh thou that hearest prayer,” depicts an attribute of God as one that answers or hears prayer (just as others like: “Thou that art holy”; “O Thou that art merciful;” “O Thou that art gracious,” etc.). Why should a creature want to render an attribute of God redundant? Why should the Church want to render this prayer-answering attribute of God redundant? Those Churches that render the holiness of God redundant, how are they fairing? Those individual Christians that render the holiness of God redundant, how are they standing? Then, why should you try to render the prayer-answering attribute of God redundant by not using it, by not praying? Come back and use it! As you strive for holiness, strive also for prayer. As you seek for God’s mercy, seek also for prayer; it is all of God. That is the word of God. The reason why you are not holy is because you do not understand that God is holy. Similarly, the reason why you do not pray is because you do not understand that God answers prayers. May God give you understanding of Himself for you to partake of His holiness and enjoy His answers to your prayers.
Thought for the day: As you strive for holiness, strive also for prayer
Song for the day: O yes He answers prayers
Bible reading for the day:
Jeremiah 3-4; 2 Thessalonians 3
#Horemow.
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