Word for Today, Mon, 09 Aug 2004: Prayer that The Father Hears
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Today's message is a lesson from Oswald Chambers on prayer.
Yours in Christ,
Brian
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August 9
Prayer in the Father's Hearing
Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, 'Father, I thank You
that You have heard Me' -John 11:41
When the Son of God prays, He is mindful and consciously aware of
only His Father. God always hears the prayers of His Son, and if
the Son of God has been formed in me (see Galatians 4:19 ) the
Father will always hear my prayers. But I must see to it that the
Son of God is exhibited in my human flesh. "... your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit... " ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ), that is,
your body is the Bethlehem of God's Son. Is the Son of God being
given His opportunity to work in me? Is the direct simplicity of
His life being worked out in me exactly as it was worked out in
His life while here on earth? When I come into contact with the
everyday occurrences of life as an ordinary human being, is the
prayer of God's eternal Son to His Father being prayed in me?
Jesus says, "In that day you will ask in My name..." ( John 16:26
). What day does He mean? He is referring to the day when the
Holy Spirit has come to me and made me one with my Lord.
Is the Lord Jesus Christ being abundantly satisfied by your life,
or are you exhibiting a walk of spiritual pride before Him? Never
let your common sense become so prominent and forceful that it
pushes the Son of God to one side. Common sense is a gift that
God gave to our human nature -- but common sense is not the gift
of His Son. Supernatural sense is the gift of His Son, and we
should never put our common sense on the throne. The Son always
recognizes and identifies with the Father, but common sense has
never yet done so and never will. Our ordinary abilities will
never worship God unless they are transformed by the indwelling
Son of God. We must make sure that our human flesh is kept in
perfect submission to Him, allowing Him to work through it moment
by moment. Are we living at such a level of human dependence upon
Jesus Christ that His life is being exhibited moment by moment in
us?
2003 RBC Ministries-Grand Rapids MI, 49555-0001
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Brian Masinick, mailto:masinick@yahoo.com
Home page: http://www.geocities.com/masinick/
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