God speaks today Friday | November 8, 2024
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
(1 Chronicles 4:10)And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
(Mark 10:51) Give it to us today
We often pray with a lack of faith, using generic and vague language to leave room for an escape clause in case our specific and identifiable miracle doesn't happen. This represents an act of mild spiritual cowardice. Instead, we should put meat in our prayers and submit bold and ambitious requests with specific dates, exercising faith in the Lord. God likes these kinds of prayers and actions that put him to the test. We must trust in the mercy and faithfulness of the Lord, and not doubt.
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Cross Reference
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
(Matthew 7:7)I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
(Psalm 116:1)And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
(John 10:28)Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
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