“Knowing
God’s will is more important than your personal needs.”
One of the most powerful prayers in the Bible is the one
said by Elijah as at the time of his prayer challenge with the prophets of
Baal. The prophets had begun the challenge by praying to their god from morning
to evening. They shouted and danced as they asked their god to bring fire on
their sacrifice. But despite their loud appeals, nothing happened, even after
slashing themselves with swords. When it got to Elijah’s turn, the atmosphere suddenly
became calm. Possibly, his prayer didn’t take more than five minutes but the
response was instant.
We can learn from the way Elijah said his prayer. His prayer was straight to the point. He didn’t try to embellish it with many words. Also, Elijah didn’t try to impress God by screaming and dancing. Instead, he confidently talked to God. Clearly, his confidence was inspired by the fact that his prayer was said according to God’s will. Recall that Elijah had asked God to answer his prayer so that it will be known that He is the God of Israel and that He was willing to turn the people’s hearts back to Him. That was God’s will. Today, pray according to God’s will.
Prayer/Confession: Heavenly Father, reveal Your perfect will to
your servant. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: 1 Kings 18:1-39
All scripture quotations
are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
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