TRUTH about PRAYER

 

Matthew 18:3

King James Version

3 And said, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Except ye be converted, 

and become as little children, 

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Oftentimes, the simplest things, can be the hardest things.

Such as knowing how to pray, and what to pray for.

The true born again knows how, and what.

SPIRIT and Scripture made it simple for us -- through JESUS.

The LORD taught us how to pray, just in this first verse alone:

Luke 11:2

King James Version

2 And he said unto them, 

When ye pray, say, 

Our Father which art in heaven, 

Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. 

Thy will be done, 

as in heaven, so in earth.

Apostle John supports the LORD's command:

1 John 5:14

King James Version

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, 

that, if we ask any thing according to his will, 

he heareth us:

Apostle Paul gives us something specific, too:

1 Thessalonians 5:18

King James Version

18 In every thing give thanks: 

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 

concerning you.

Notice anything with the three verses?

It's immediately apparent, really.

All that matters is the WILL of GOD.

When JESUS went back to heaven, He sent us His SPIRIT.

That we won't feel lost, sad, or orphaned.

Here's what SPIRIT can help us with, regarding prayer:

Romans 8:26-27

King James Version

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: 

for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: 

but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us 

with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth 

what is the mind of the Spirit, 

because he maketh intercession for the saints 

according to the will of God.

Again, it's "according to the will of God".

Children will understand the LORD's command.

For they look up to their parents, for guidance.

If you're born again, you'd teach them to know GOD's WILL.

Who is GOD, but the FATHER?

Obedience to the FATHER's will is key to prayer.

Kids can easily grasp this simple concept.

It's only adults who resist.

Thinking they are wise.

And yes, they are willful.

Still, GOD's will be done.

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Our TRUE composition

 

Genesis 1:9-10

King James Version

9 And God said, 

Let the waters under the heaven 

be gathered together unto one place, 

and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; 

and the gathering together of the waters 

called he Seas: 

and God saw that it was good.

This is a hard teaching.

For many will refuse to acknowledge it.

And yet, GOD makes it plain.

How He created man:

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man 

of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

Psalm 139:15

King James Version

15 My substance was not hid from thee, 

when I was made in secret, 

and curiously wrought 

in the lowest parts of the earth.

How He grew every tree:

Genesis 1:11-13

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11 And God said, 

Let the earth bring forth grass, 

the herb yielding seed, 

and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, 

whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, 

and herb yielding seed after his kind, 

and the tree yielding fruit, 

whose seed was in itself, after his kind: 

and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning 

were the third day.

Genesis 2:9

King James Version

9 And out of the ground made the Lord God 

to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, 

and good for food; 

the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, 

and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

How He formed beast, and fowl:

Genesis 2:19

King James Version

19 And out of the ground the Lord God 

formed every beast of the field, 

and every fowl of the air; 

and brought them unto Adam

to see what he would call them: 

and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, 

that was the name thereof.

Man, grass, herb, tree, beast, and fowl were all created by GOD "out of the ground".

No wonder we all go back to it.

After Adam's fall, GOD declared this:

Genesis 3:19

King James Version

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, 

till thou return unto the ground; 

for out of it wast thou taken: 

for dust thou art, 

and unto dust shalt thou return.

King Solomon acknowledges the same:

Ecclesiastes 3:20

King James Version

20 All go unto one place; 

all are of the dust, 

and all turn to dust again.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

King James Version

7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: 

and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

No wonder, GOD declares:

Isaiah 45:9

King James Version

9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! 

Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. 

Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, 

What makest thou? 

or thy work, He hath no hands?

Now, when you hear, "from the ground up", there's truth to it.

But not in the way man defines it.

Think upon the Rapture:

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

King James Version

16 For the Lord himself 

shall descend from heaven 

with a shout, 

with the voice of the archangel, 

and with the trump of God: 

and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain 

shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, 

to meet the Lord in the air: 

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

I know, it's very humbling.

To realize GOD created us from "dust of the ground".

It's a good way of being "grounded".

That we may be of the SPIRIT.

A paradox, but that's the way GOD wants it.

We need to humble ourselves before Him.

In GOD is PERFECT WISDOM.

We need to praise Him.

For His love, and mercy.

And here's how we can.

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