AN OVERLOOKED FACT OF PRAYER

AN OVERLOOKED FACT OF PRAYER

Thursday, March 13, 2014

  Indeed God does direct in response to prayer.

  I believe that there is however another aspect of prayer that is not much taken notice of and taught.

  The basis for it is first found where most basic theology is found, in the Book of Genesis: beginning with Adam God leaves many decisions up to us.

  This is not to say however that ours is to be “The end justifies the means.” attitude operating outside of His established clear boundaries. (Our choice of acceptable trees is vast.)

  Solomon was a wise man. After much study he came to the conclusion that our whole obligation is to reverence God and serve Him. (Eccl.12:13-14) This fact very much includes free will; God often leaves decisions as our choice.

  God had Adam to make choices about flora and fauna, and I personally believe . . . about whether to accept the first woman or not when He presented her. Adam exercised his opting, embracing her as wife, and he called her Eve.

  Consider others thereafter as recorded in the Old Testament; God at times giving specific answers, other times not as He left action to His follower.

  Consider our Lord instructing the first missionaries with WHAT TO but not all altogether WHERE TO. (Mt.10:1-14; Lk.9:1-5; Mk.6:7-11 Villages and houses were not specified.)

  Consider our WHAT TO in Mark 16:15 but it is not with a great deal of detailed job description beyond connected text on operating in the fruit of the Spirit as loving ambassadors for Him.

  Consider Paul as he sometimes received specific directive from God, and other decisions were up to him.

  Considering the above, how now shall we live?  EBB4