Pray In Faith

“Going a little farther, He (Jesus) fell with His face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.’” Matthew 26:39

PRAY IN FAITH. What does this mean? It means that when we pray, we are to believe that God exists and that He will answer according to His will.

How can we know His will? This is extremely important. Prayer is NOT just our trying to get God to do what we want Him to do. Our first question should not be “What do I want” but “What does God want.” The Bible says “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of Him.”

How can we know God’s will? One of the best ways is to study the Bible. If you want to know if it is God’s will that you steal something that doesn’t belong to you, you can look in the Bible and it says “Do not steal.” The more we know the Bible, God’s Word, the more we can know God’s will. You can also pray and ask God to give you His peace; to give you wise counsel from others; and to lead you through circumstances. But God will never lead you against His Word the Bible.

So let us ask God and seek His will. Then we can pray in confidence for His will to be done. For example if you know that it is God’s will for you to forgive others, then you can ask in faith that God will help you to forgive even someone who has hurt you.

This week, let us pray that

• God will help you to learn and to know His will
• God will protect and provide for our staff and volunteers here at Global Media Outreach
• God will bless your family and loved ones and that they will all come to know Jesus Christ

GOD LOVES YOU and He has a wonderful plan for your life. As you pray to Him and seek His will, know that His plans for you are good. He loves you and He knows what is best.

Thank you and may God bless you.