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Prayer Email archive: (02/26/2001) be still |
Hello prayer warriors,
1. Prayer note: be still [Psalm 4:4] In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent I talked in the last prayer email about giving up. Many times we want to give up because we are not sure whether we are walking in the perfect will of God. And many times the reason why we are not sure is because we feel that we cannot hear from God. The real reason why we are not sure is because we have not learned to really withdraw and be silent before God. We have not learned to spend enough time with Him and to seek His face in everything. Moses heard from God when he withdrew to the mountain of God (mount Horeb). Jesus learned to withdraw in the midst of pressure to be alone with God [John 6:15]. I believe that David learned to hear from God because he frequently withdrew to be alone with God when he was tending sheep. We need to get alone, and be still. Not to be presumptuous and think that God will lead us through circumstances, through visions or even audible voices. [1 King 19:11-12] 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: 12 & after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. There was a time when Elijah was running away because of Jezebel's threats and he was expecting to hear from God through spectacular circumstances ... through the wind, through an earthquake, through fire. God instead chose to speak to him through a still small voice. What is this still small voice? I heard a very good explanation from Bill Wilson. He said that the Hebrew translation for a still small voice is a silent voice. You are probably already familiar with this silent voice with a spouse or a close friend. You know what your spouse wants to say through a small gesture or a facial expression because you are familiar and close to the person. You have spent enough time with someone to understand them through their expressions and through their unspoken words or what we would call through the silent voice. Similarly, if we learn to withdraw and spend time with God, He will guide us. We will KNOW the answer. It is the silent voice of Someone we know intimately because we have spent enough time with Him. We don't need to live in uncertainty because He can lead us. And God wants us to seek Him in everything. [Philippians 4:6-7] 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in EVERYTHING, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (NIV) It is the peace of God, or the inner witness or this "knowing" that God will give us when we seek Him. Or you can call it the still small voice. So, learn to get alone, withdraw and bring everything before God. Be still. Remove every emotional unrest and anxiety and cast everything to God. Prayer is never meant to be one-way. It is not just us speaking and telling God everything. After we have spoken our minds, we need to stop talking, learn to be silent and give God an opportunity to talk. Our responsibility then is to LISTEN. [John 10:27] My sheep HEAR my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 2. New prayer requests: i. friend just received Christ -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1702&table=prayer ii. Marriage and Family -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1703&table=prayer iii. Very discouraged with life -- claire http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1704&table=prayer iv. Pray for me I am lonely! -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1706&table=prayer v. Save My Marriage and Family -- scooter6328 http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1709&table=prayer vi. Pray for me, I have wrist & knee pain! -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1710&table=prayer vii. Pray for Jeffrey -- juansalas http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1720&table=prayer viii. baby Joseph -- christiandeb http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1721&table=prayer&reptable=replies 3. Prayer update: i. TESTIMONY,THANKS AND GLORY TO GOD!!! -- guest Last month I asked for a prayer request, subject financial needs.I want to give glory & thank to God,I got the fees for my studies. 1 thing I realize God is there for us especially when we have faith in him. 4. Number of prayer warriors: 702 We welcome jmj2001, bigc1232, cvjackson5, psalm23, glenford, pooh, joaniedevine, lizz63, mahogany5, christsing, dwight, thompson, john, gdschil, bellis, hedied4u3, jola obire and kimwilhite into our prayer group. 4 have unsubscribed. in Christ, Wai Hun |
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Monday, February 26, 2001 8:36:22 AM waihun | |
changed on Monday, February 26, 2001 9:41:42 PM |
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