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Prayers : Part 26
We continue in our discussion of the prayer of faith (petition prayer).
Know your inheritance. So there is no lack of confidence.
Faith is your proof. When you have a desire and you pray, you are to believe that you receive. Belief is an incomplete answer. You need to think, talk, and act as if what you prayed is so. Your faith must match the level of your desire. You cannot live under false pretenses or under illusions.
You must line your life up with your faith.
Our associations will influence what we say, speak, and what we do. This is a principle: Spend time with the wrong crowd and you will lose, but if you spend time with successful (peaceful, rich, wise) people, your chances of success (peace, wealth, wisdom) will increase! Who are you spending time with? Just as one drop of red dye will spoil clear water, we also must watch our associations closely. Stay clean.
1 Corinthians 5:6 – a bit of leaven will change the entire composition of the bread. None of us makes it alone. We are to hold one another accountable. Do not be conformed to the world – be unique.
Question from the congregation: Can you please explain how the friends you select will fit into your having a prayerful, Godly lifestyle and how you cut off people but still pray for them if their lifestyle (fornication, homosexuality) is going on? Should I be friends with them?
Pastor’s response: Pray about your friends and who you have in your life. Don’t select your friends; allow God to choose your acquaintances. In order to answer these questions accurately, I need to know if these people are believers or claim to be born again? Do not get comfortable or cozy with [the notion of] your friends sinning either inside or outside of church. The judgment of the Lord starts in the house of God, not the world. You’ll know the tree by its fruit.
After a certain amount of time, your conduct should change. Get the sin out so you can be a new, clean, sanctified person. Preserve what God has done. Confess your sin before God.
Matthew 9:10-13 – Jesus took His disciples with Him to minister to the tax collectors and sinners to prepare them for the work after His departure. Jesus preferred righteousness over sacrifice. Sinners know they’re sinning; it’s the religious folk that think they’re right. Jesus instructed believers to harvest those that are ready, not to pluck and ripen those that aren’t.
Know your inheritance. So there is no lack of confidence.
Faith is your proof. When you have a desire and you pray, you are to believe that you receive. Belief is an incomplete answer. You need to think, talk, and act as if what you prayed is so. Your faith must match the level of your desire. You cannot live under false pretenses or under illusions.
You must line your life up with your faith.
Our associations will influence what we say, speak, and what we do. This is a principle: Spend time with the wrong crowd and you will lose, but if you spend time with successful (peaceful, rich, wise) people, your chances of success (peace, wealth, wisdom) will increase! Who are you spending time with? Just as one drop of red dye will spoil clear water, we also must watch our associations closely. Stay clean.
1 Corinthians 5:6 – a bit of leaven will change the entire composition of the bread. None of us makes it alone. We are to hold one another accountable. Do not be conformed to the world – be unique.
Question from the congregation: Can you please explain how the friends you select will fit into your having a prayerful, Godly lifestyle and how you cut off people but still pray for them if their lifestyle (fornication, homosexuality) is going on? Should I be friends with them?
Pastor’s response: Pray about your friends and who you have in your life. Don’t select your friends; allow God to choose your acquaintances. In order to answer these questions accurately, I need to know if these people are believers or claim to be born again? Do not get comfortable or cozy with [the notion of] your friends sinning either inside or outside of church. The judgment of the Lord starts in the house of God, not the world. You’ll know the tree by its fruit.
After a certain amount of time, your conduct should change. Get the sin out so you can be a new, clean, sanctified person. Preserve what God has done. Confess your sin before God.
Matthew 9:10-13 – Jesus took His disciples with Him to minister to the tax collectors and sinners to prepare them for the work after His departure. Jesus preferred righteousness over sacrifice. Sinners know they’re sinning; it’s the religious folk that think they’re right. Jesus instructed believers to harvest those that are ready, not to pluck and ripen those that aren’t.
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