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Why must we pray?

In the past, I don't really see the value of prayer. I did not realise that our prayerlessness, may cause God to let many of His resolutions go suspended. I always think that God is so almighty and He will not be limited by our prayerlessness.

However, God adheres to this principle : All the actions in heaven are governed by the actions on earth. God in heaven will only bind and loose what His children on earth have bound and loosed. There are many things/situations that need to be bound but God wants His people to bind them on earth first, and then He will bind them in heaven. Many things are there also which should be loosed; but again, God is not willing to loose them alone: He waits until His people loose them on earth and then He will loose them in heaven.

May God open our eyes to see this principle that it will change our perspective concerning prayer.

Prov. 1:23 .. Pour out Your Spirit upon them and make Your Word known to them.
Prov. 2:10 .. Let wisdom enter their hearts, and let knowledge be pleasant to them.
Prov. 2:12 .. to deliver them from the way of evil and from evil men
Psalm 1:1 .. Make their hearts and ears attentive to godly ounsel
1 Cor 4:5 .. Bring to light what is hidden in darkness
Rev 2:5 .. Let this nation remember from where they have fallen
1 Chronicle 22:19 ... Setting their hearts and their souls to seek the Lord
2 Chroncile 7:14 .. Then hear them, O Lord, and forgive their sins and heal our land
Acts 26:18 .. Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light
2 Peter 3:9 .. not willing that any should perish..but that all should come to repentance

God's word reveals His desire and will and as we learn to meditate and pray in accordance to His word, His Spirit will lead us into the intent of God's heart and we will utter the prayer that echo what God is saying. When He says this must not exist, we too say it must not exist. When God says that this must be done, likewise, we are also one with Him, by saying that this must be done.

(From the book : Let us Pray by Watchman Nee)

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