GOD TAKES PLEASURE IN MEETING OUR NEEDS
Matthew 7:11, "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"
MATTHEW 7: 9-11
What kind of parent would ever deny their children, the necessities of life? If you have children would you fail to feed them? Or provide for them? Or if they ask you for food would you give them poison instead? Of, course not. This is the point Jesus is making.
God is love (1 Jn. 4:8)! And His love for us is infinitely greater than any loving relationship here on earth. We can apply this truth about God's love for us to any command or example we find in God's Word where His standards for relationship are revealed. Be assured that He will much more than meet those standards Himself.
This gives us confidence that, in the same way we respond in love to our children and to those who are in need, our God, who is love, will also respond to us. God is a faithful God, and He will always give us the things that we need.
Today, let the Lord be magnified in your life as Psalm 35:27 says, "Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant." It pleases God to minister to you. Let God have pleasure today by meeting your needs. You have not, because you ask not (James 4:2). God wants you to ask so that you can receive (John 16:24). Believe God. He gets pleasure when you ask Him. Find out a loving God what Bible teaches, rather than some pagan ideas that torments your mind.
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AJMAN CHURCH
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? BE PREPARED FOR A MIRACLE !
Luke 1:18, "And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years."
Zacharias and Elisabeth were righteous people (v. 6) who prayed for a child for many years. They felt the same disappointments and frustrations that any of us would feel and yet they kept believing God. The Lord finally answered their prayers and sent His angel to announce the good news.
What was Zacharias' reaction? He couldn't believe it! The very thing that he had been praying for was granted and he doubted that it was true. In Zacharias' case he received his miracle anyway. Perhaps his wife's faith pulled him through.
Likewise, you may be praying for the right things. May be something made you ashamed before others. You may even be sincere and earnest, but would you be surprised if those prayers were suddenly answered today? or you see a progress to getting what you have prayed? Have you made preparations for your prayers to be answered?
Before the children of Israel were actually delivered from Egypt, they ate the passover meal by faith. Their bags were packed and ready to go. We need to anticipate our prayers being answered.
Right now, imagine how you would feel or what you would do if the answer to your prayers was manifested this very minute. Then, as much as possible began to think and act that way. You'll find out that your whole attitude will change as you focus on your answer instead of the problem.
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AJMAN CHURCH
P.O.BOX: 5998,
AJMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
www.ajmanchurch.blogspot.com
www.youtube.com/ajmanchurch
Luke 1:18, "And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years."
Zacharias and Elisabeth were righteous people (v. 6) who prayed for a child for many years. They felt the same disappointments and frustrations that any of us would feel and yet they kept believing God. The Lord finally answered their prayers and sent His angel to announce the good news.
What was Zacharias' reaction? He couldn't believe it! The very thing that he had been praying for was granted and he doubted that it was true. In Zacharias' case he received his miracle anyway. Perhaps his wife's faith pulled him through.
Likewise, you may be praying for the right things. May be something made you ashamed before others. You may even be sincere and earnest, but would you be surprised if those prayers were suddenly answered today? or you see a progress to getting what you have prayed? Have you made preparations for your prayers to be answered?
Before the children of Israel were actually delivered from Egypt, they ate the passover meal by faith. Their bags were packed and ready to go. We need to anticipate our prayers being answered.
Right now, imagine how you would feel or what you would do if the answer to your prayers was manifested this very minute. Then, as much as possible began to think and act that way. You'll find out that your whole attitude will change as you focus on your answer instead of the problem.
--
AJMAN CHURCH
P.O.BOX: 5998,
AJMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
www.ajmanchurch.blogspot.com
www.youtube.com/ajmanchurch
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