This morning I had a thought and not a good one.
In America on Sunday (and this is not including the rest of the world) at any given time millions of people are praying at one particular moment. How does God, Omniscient and Omnipresent as He is, hear one little ole prayer, earnest and true as it may be, from me?
Of course the first thing that comes to mind is HE IS GOD.
Second thing that comes to mind is am I doubting my faith, my God?
At what point does questioning become doubt?
Doubt of course is a singular, in this case anyway, lack of faith. Questioning is not a sin. It causes us to search for answers, look for truths and strengthens us along the way if handled properly.
Now there is a difference in doubting and having doubts and questions. We are a simple folk when we get down to it and sometimes the profound can confound us. Other times the simple leaves our mind boggled. This one has me confused. God CAN hear our prayers He has promised that. God can not lie so He CAN hear us, all of us.
How I do not know, I just know He can. But an inquisitive mind must search the truths and see, hence this post.
Romans 14:1KJV
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. All I want to do here is try to think my way thru not to set someone on the wrong path and make a dispute.
My doubts or questions are more along the line of the find the answers type. We have tons of examples through-out the bible telling of answered prayers. We have single prayers answered, we have group prayers answered, we have long time prayer requests answered and we have prayers answered on the spot.
Matthew 10:29-31
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This tells us our worth. We know that we humans were made as the pinnacle of creation. We know we are a little higher than the angels. We know God died for us to atone for our sin. Our worth is solely based on His Love for us. Left to our own devices we would have no redeeming factors.
We also know that Christ intercedes for us:
Romans 8:34b.
Hebrews 9:24 King James Version (KJV)
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us
We know the holy Spirit intercedes for us.
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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.
So although it sounds cliché and pithy it really is true that we must rely on our faith for some answers. Trust in our God for His wisdom and guidance and accept that we will not have all these answers till our day of translation when we are in His presence perfect and complete. We have the Trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all hearing and praying for us. A profound truth. Especially when you stop to think that They are praying for US.
Who is man that thou art mindful of Him? PS 8:4.
In America on Sunday (and this is not including the rest of the world) at any given time millions of people are praying at one particular moment. How does God, Omniscient and Omnipresent as He is, hear one little ole prayer, earnest and true as it may be, from me?
Of course the first thing that comes to mind is HE IS GOD.
Second thing that comes to mind is am I doubting my faith, my God?
At what point does questioning become doubt?
Doubt of course is a singular, in this case anyway, lack of faith. Questioning is not a sin. It causes us to search for answers, look for truths and strengthens us along the way if handled properly.
Now there is a difference in doubting and having doubts and questions. We are a simple folk when we get down to it and sometimes the profound can confound us. Other times the simple leaves our mind boggled. This one has me confused. God CAN hear our prayers He has promised that. God can not lie so He CAN hear us, all of us.
How I do not know, I just know He can. But an inquisitive mind must search the truths and see, hence this post.
Romans 14:1KJV
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. All I want to do here is try to think my way thru not to set someone on the wrong path and make a dispute.
My doubts or questions are more along the line of the find the answers type. We have tons of examples through-out the bible telling of answered prayers. We have single prayers answered, we have group prayers answered, we have long time prayer requests answered and we have prayers answered on the spot.
Matthew 10:29-31
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This tells us our worth. We know that we humans were made as the pinnacle of creation. We know we are a little higher than the angels. We know God died for us to atone for our sin. Our worth is solely based on His Love for us. Left to our own devices we would have no redeeming factors.
We also know that Christ intercedes for us:
Romans 8:34b.
Hebrews 9:24 King James Version (KJV)
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us
We know the holy Spirit intercedes for us.
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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.
So although it sounds cliché and pithy it really is true that we must rely on our faith for some answers. Trust in our God for His wisdom and guidance and accept that we will not have all these answers till our day of translation when we are in His presence perfect and complete. We have the Trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit all hearing and praying for us. A profound truth. Especially when you stop to think that They are praying for US.
Who is man that thou art mindful of Him? PS 8:4.
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