Prayer 2021 - December 4 - Responsibility in Answered Prayer pt 5

Scripture For Today:

Psalm 102:17

“He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.”

Responsibility for Answered Prayer pt 5

We have been discussing “Who’s responsible for our prayer’s being answered?”  Yesterday, we left off with the FACT that God has done ALL that He is going to do when it comes to answering your prayers. If it concerns healing, finances, loved ones – it really does not matter – He has already done ALL that He is going to do!

Jesus paid the complete, full price when He went to that Cross. There is nothing else to beg God for. There is nothing else to “wait on God for.” There is nothing else we can do except – BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY SO!

I know this steps all over denominational toes out there!  I know there are some well-meaning pastors and ministers that do not want to “get the people’s hopes up” that their prayer has already been answered – but the person can’t appropriate it (or whatever).

Well, let me ask you this…

Would you rather “get your hopes up?” Or would you rather I preach and keep putting you down and never giving you ANY HOPE whatsoever? Which would you rather hear?

HOPE, right?

Well, let me put to you like this… 

Where does your HOPE lie for eternal life?  In Jesus…

Where does your HOPE lie for the forgiveness of ALL your sins?  In Jesus…

So where should your HOPE lie for everything else in this life?  Same answer.. IN JESUS! Amen!

One more thing, then I’ll close…

Let’s read Ephesians 1:3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, WHO HAS BLESSED US with ALL Spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ.”

OK – God HAS blessed us with WHAT?  He has blessed us with ALL Spiritual blessings. That scripture does not say, “Who is going to, someday, bless us.” Does it? NO!  It says HAS, past tense, BLESSED US.

Do you believe God’s Word is True? Do you?

Then you have to believe THAT VERSE, too! Amen!

Another translation says, “with every spiritual blessing.” That means EVERY BLESSING there is to had – nothing left out – WE ALREADY GOT!  Amen!

In Christ there is all that we will ever need. All things have been provided for us – if we will only believe. Amen!  Every need you will ever have in this life, from the time you were born until the time you will die, has already been met. EVERY – SINGLE – ONE!

We also know, that we can appropriate the promises of God, the blessings of God, for our own lives. We also know that it is God’s WILL that every need be met because scripture says we are “Blessed with ALL Spiritual blessings.” That means NOTHING is left out or undone.

So, “how do we appropriate” these promises?  Through Faith and through prayer. Pray the Word over your situation and believe by Faith that the answer is already yours. 

YOU have the authority AND the responsibility for YOUR answered prayer.

Amen!

Let’s Pray!

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