PRAYER under Grace
“Whatever you
ask you will
receive.”
“Whatever you
desire, ask,
and it will be
done for you.”
Matthew 21:22 says, “all things, whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”
Mark 11:24 says, “What things soever ye desire, when
ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.”
Luke 11:9,10 says, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one
that asketh receiveth.”
John 15:7; 16:23, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you….Whatsoever
ye shall ask the Father in my name, He will give it you.”
“I am not sent
but unto the
lost sheep of the
house of Israel”
(Matt. 15:24).
“From that time
Jesus began to
preach, and to say,
Repent: for the
kingdom of heaven
is at hand”
(Matt. 4:17).
Isa. 65:20,24,25: “The child shall die a hundred years
old…And it shall come to pass, that before they call,
I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the
lion shall eat straw like the bullock.”
“The wolf shall dwell with the
lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid; and the calf
and the young lion…the nursing
child shall play by the cobra’s
hole, and the weaned child
shall put his hand in the
viper’s den” (Isa. 11:6,8).
Acts 4:29-31: “And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and
grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak
thy Word, by stretching forth Thine hand to heal; and that signs
and wonders may be done….And when they had prayed, the
place was shaken where they were assembled together; and
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the
Word of God with boldness.”
“And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause
you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my
judgments, and do them” (Ezek. 36:27).
“Is any sick among you?...The prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up” (5:15).
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad” (1:1).
“Let him ask of God,
that giveth to all
men liberally… and
it shall be given
him” (James 1:5).
In God’s plans and purposes, the nation of Israel has been
temporarily set aside. And Israel’s promises under the
Law, including her prayer promises, are set aside also,
and don’t work today for the Body of Christ under grace.
“I will pray with the understanding" (1 Cor. 14:15).
Paul wrote thirteen letters, Romans to Philemon, and we
never read one prayer promise like “Whatever you ask you
will receive,” or “ask what you desire and it will be done.”
Instead we read that “We do not know what to pray for as we
ought” (Rom. 8:26).
Under grace, we are to “Be
careful for nothing, but in
every thing by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made
known unto God…”
And not whatsoever ye ask in
prayer, believing, ye shall receive!
Instead “…and the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus” (Phil.
4:6,7).
Under grace, we pray knowing “we have boldness and
access with confidence by the [faithfulness] of [Christ”
(Eph. 3:12).
Under grace, we pray knowing God always wants us to turn
to Him in prayer, and to “pray without ceasing” (I Thes. 5:17).
Under grace we pray knowing God is “able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Eph. 3:20),
according to His perfect will.
In Romans 8:22, we see that the “whole creation groaneth.”
Then in verse 23 that “even we ourselves groan within
ourselves.”
Then in verse 26 we see that the Spirit groans within us,
“with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
Today’s it’s many times “Lord I do not even know what or how to
ask,” and the Spirit helps and groans within us, conveying the
needs of our heart, and intercedes on our behalf.
And we pray according to God’s will, trusting He is working all
things together for good.
Today, prayer is not
receiving whatever
we ask in prayer,
believing.
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart
from me.
“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore
will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me.”
2 Corinthians 12:7-9:
“And lest I should be exalted
above measure through the
abundance of the revelations,
there was given to me a thorn in
the flesh, the messenger of
Satan to buffet me…
“When ye pray,
use not vain
repetitions, as
the heathen
do....Be not ye
therefore like
unto them”
(Matt. 6:8,9).
“After this manner therefore pray ye”
(Matt. 6:9).
“Our Father which art in heaven.”
“Hallowed be thy name.”
“Thy kingdom come.”
“Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.”
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
“Forgive us our [sin] debts,
as we forgive our debtors.”
“And lead us not into temptation.”
“But deliver us from evil [the evil one].”
“For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, forever. Amen.”
Ephesians
3:14 says,
“For this
cause I bow
my knees
unto the
Father of our
Lord Jesus
Christ.”
"Is prayer your steering wheel
or your spare tire?"
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