“If it’s Your Will!”
All
quotes from The Scriptures
Matthew 8:2-4 “And see, a leper
came and bowed before Him (JESUS), saying, ‘MASTER (LORD), if You Desire, You
are Able to make me Clean.’ And stretching out His hand YESHUA touched him
saying, ‘I Desire it. Be Cleansed!’ and Immediately his leprosy was Cleansed; And
YESHUA said to him, ‘See, mention it to no one, but go your way show yourself
to the priest and offer the gift that Mosheh commanded as a Witness to them.’”
Christians pray “If it is Your
Will” all the time but do we forget to add, “You are Able!” This man told
JESUS, “If You want, You are Able…”
It’s not just asking GOD to do
something for us, it’s recognizing that first He is Able and second that it is
His Will! “And Belief (Faith) is the Substance of what is Expected, the Proof
of what is not seen…But without Belief it is impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to ELOHIM (GOD) Has To Believe that He Is and that He Is a Rewarder
of those who earnestly Seek Him.” Hebrews 11:1, 6 “If any of you lacks Wisdom
let him ask of Elohim, Who Gives to all generously and without reproach and it
shall be given to him. But he should ask in Belief not doubting, for he who doubts
is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6
JESUS said that if we know GOD’s
Word and have the smallest amount of Faith we will have control over even
creation. So why do we (I) have doubt when we pray? Because sometimes it is not
GOD’s Will at that time for whatever reason to do what we ask or even demand. So
we begin to doubt, did I pray correctly, did GOD hear my prayer, do I have sin
in my life, etc.
The Bible teaches us that GOD
always hears our prayers, spoken or not and we know from The Bible that it is
GOD’s Will to Heal us, Deliver us, Bless us, etc. So why do our prayers go
unanswered sometimes? There are many reasons like its not GOD’s Purpose at this
time, maybe there is something in your life that causes GOD to hold back for
your benefit, maybe the adversary is blocking GOD’s response.
JESUS prayed earnestly three times
that if it was possible for Him to not have to suffer the cross, but He
concluded each time, “Not my Will but Your Will be done!” and He went to the
cross for us. Paul prayed three times for GOD to take away a thorn in his life
and GOD told him that His Grace was sufficient for Paul, so Paul continued to
suffer that thorn.
The problem is not GOD’s lack of
answering our prayers, it is our attitude when that happens. Both JESUS and
Paul accepted GOD’s Will and Purpose and continued without complaint to Serve
GOD’s Purpose. This is the challenge for us as Believers in JESUS, to accept
GOD’s Will and Purpose for our life and to continue to Obey without complaint. “…work
out your own deliverance with fear and trembling, for it is ELOHIM Who is
Working in you both to Desire and to Work for His good Pleasure. Do all Matters
without Grumblings and Disputings” Philippians 2:12-14
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