I so very much enjoy when you write to me. Here is a letter I got about a year ago, that spoke to me once again.
PASTOR SARLES: PLEASE PRAY FOR THE POOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CAUGHT IN THIS HORRIBLE AND LUNATIC WAR IN LIBYA. IT IS TERRIBLE.
Yes, let’s pray for all those hit by war, bad weather, and bad economy. Let’s pray for the peace and prosperity of the city in which we live. Let’s pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Let’s pray together, thanking God for hearing us!
Just posted a teaching on Isaiah 53:5 “By His wounds we are healed.” This is the passage from which we know that God wishes to heal us and our children. Yet many of our customers around praying show we have don’t realize, have forgotten, or have let our faith go stale. Of course people ask to be on the GSB prayer list, and I am happy for that, but I start asking if we are really believing for God to heal. We should. If, for instance, your best friend promised to buy you lunch, would you talk about it like you didn’t expect it to happen? No! Yet we often act like that to God.
Lord help us all. If faith comes by hearing, let us listen carefully to God’s Word and Spirit.
And btw, thank you, Lord.
People have asked me about praying in the Name of Jesus. Do your prayers not count if you don’t say these words? No — that would be magical or duty thinking. Is this just a religious identity tag? No. Jesus was not up to starting his own religion. What is it about The Name, then? Well, it is important. And like most things, knowing the Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures really helps you to understand. It is powerful. It is good. It is about God backing you up. Listen in to our broadcast.