Pray with such faith that it is no longer necessary to pray
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish, English) ->Original
SUMMARY: The passage in Luke 7 illustrates the simplicity of prayer and the power of Christ to overcome any situation. The story of the centurion shows that we can approach the Lord with all confidence, and what is needed is something very easy to unleash the power of Christ in our lives. Many times we have to overcome obstacles to come into the presence of Jesus and receive what we need. However, the heart of God is much simpler than what we give credit to Him. God is a simple God, and what He is looking for is a contrite and humiliated heart that recognizes that no one has the right to come before the presence of God. The only thing that God wants is for us to reach that point of acknowledging that we are nobody, we have no right to Him, but He loves us and we are His children. When your heart is given to God, even if you mess up, God is always willing to heal you, forgive you, lift you up and bless you.
The heart of God is simple, and what pleases Him is when we serve Him with sincerity, love, and dedication. The story of the centurion in the Bible exemplifies this, as his simple heart full of faith and trust in Jesus was all that was needed for his servant to be healed. Sometimes, the most powerful prayer is the one that is not said but is there in the heart, so real that it does not even need to be verbalized. We should adopt the centurion's faith and trust that our requests have already been granted because our hearts are right with God. We should rest in the Lord and trust that He will give us the desires of our hearts because He loves us.
The heart of God is simple, and what pleases Him is when we serve Him with sincerity, love, and dedication. The story of the centurion in the Bible exemplifies this, as his simple heart full of faith and trust in Jesus was all that was needed for his servant to be healed. Sometimes, the most powerful prayer is the one that is not said but is there in the heart, so real that it does not even need to be verbalized. We should adopt the centurion's faith and trust that our requests have already been granted because our hearts are right with God. We should rest in the Lord and trust that He will give us the desires of our hearts because He loves us.
Luke, Chapter 7, beginning with verse 1. In this time when we are seeking the face of the Lord with more strength, more power this week, we want to renew that faith in our hearts of the power of Christ to overcome any situation. And for me this text that I am going to read illustrates something, and it is the simplicity of prayer. That is the focus that God has placed on my heart for this passage.
Sometimes we make prayer something so complicated and so ritualistic and we put so many requirements on it, and in reality prayer is something simple when we look at this passage and we can approach the Lord with all confidence, and in reality what is needed is something very easy to unleash the power of Christ in our lives.
Sometimes we make prayer something so complicated and so ritualistic and we put so many requirements on it, and in reality prayer is something simple when we look at this passage and we can approach the Lord with all confidence, and in reality what is needed is something very easy to unleash the power of Christ in our lives.
