Good Morning Friends,
“Early in the morning, as he was on his way back
to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but
found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, ‘May you never bear
fruit again!’ Immediately the tree withered. When the disciples saw this, they
were amazed. ‘How did the fig tree wither so quickly?’ they asked. Jesus
replied, ‘I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only
can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this
mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you
believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.’” (Matthew 21:18-22)
God did amazing things through Jesus.
And Jesus said that God will do amazing things
through our prayers, too. Paul declared that God was able to do, “immeasurably
more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within
us.” (Ephesians 3:20)
Jesus taught that we can tap into the power of
God through our prayers. God responds to prayers spoken with faith. “Without
faith it is impossible to please God.” (Hebrews 11:6) James said, “when he
asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of
the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will
receive anything from the Lord.” (James 1:6-7)
God is looking for men and women who will ask
with a confidence born of their trust in Him and with hearts that have been
purified of their selfish motives and seek only His will. When He hears those
kinds of prayers, the answers He gives are amazing!
God does answer prayer.
His, by Grace, Steve
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