1Ti_2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Doubting is always put under the ban, because it stands as a foe to faith and hinders effectual praying. In the First Epistle to Timothy Paul gives us an invaluable truth relative to the conditions of successful praying, which he thus lays down: "I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."
All questioning must be watched against and eschewed. Fear and peradventure have no
place in true praying. Faith must assert itself and bid these foes to prayer depart. Too much authority cannot be attributed to faith; but prayer is the sceptre by which it signalizes its power. How much of spiritual wisdom there is in the following advice written by an eminent old divine.
"Would you be freed from the bondage to corruption?" he asks. "Would you grow in grace in general and grow in grace in particular? If you would, your way is plain. Ask of God more faith. Beg of Him morning, and noon and night, while you walk by the way, while you sit in the house, when you lie down and when you rise up; beg of Him simply to impress Divine things more deeply on your heart, to give you more and more of the substance of things hoped for and of the evidence of things not seen."
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 11)
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No doubting. We talked yesterday, and several times about not doubting and how we are prone to doubt. We have to guard against the things we are prone towards. We must seek forgiveness for our failings not simply blow them off as if they don't matter. We can never say, 'Oh well, that's it, I'm only human.' It's true we are only human, but we must lament our failings, we must lament our shortcomings not excuse them. We must seek forgiveness for our sins, not excuse them. Doubting must be lamented, doubting, lack of faith- doubting is a faith destroyer if allowed to flourish without check, without seeking forgiveness.
Paul says that HE wills therefore that men PRAY EVERYWHERE, lifting up holy hands, without wrath...WITHOUT DOUBTING.
Pray everywhere...and yes, pray without doubting. If we pray without doubting we are praying with FAITH, with BELIEVING.
The person quoted above asked-- 'Would you be freed from the bondage to corruption?'
We all would answer, 'Yes.' wouldn't we? We don't want to be captive to corruption. We would GROW in GRACE in anyway we possible can. We need to ASK for MORE FAITH from GOD, remember faith can increase. We need to BEG morning, noon, and night! Sitting, laying, rising we must BEG to have our GOD impressed upon our HEARTS, to give us MORE FAITH- which we are told -- '...is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.' Heb.11:1
We need MORE FAITH in our GOD. We need more faith...please LORD, please...more faith, all by YOUR grace!
In YOUR LOVE!
Doubting is always put under the ban, because it stands as a foe to faith and hinders effectual praying. In the First Epistle to Timothy Paul gives us an invaluable truth relative to the conditions of successful praying, which he thus lays down: "I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."
All questioning must be watched against and eschewed. Fear and peradventure have no
place in true praying. Faith must assert itself and bid these foes to prayer depart. Too much authority cannot be attributed to faith; but prayer is the sceptre by which it signalizes its power. How much of spiritual wisdom there is in the following advice written by an eminent old divine.
"Would you be freed from the bondage to corruption?" he asks. "Would you grow in grace in general and grow in grace in particular? If you would, your way is plain. Ask of God more faith. Beg of Him morning, and noon and night, while you walk by the way, while you sit in the house, when you lie down and when you rise up; beg of Him simply to impress Divine things more deeply on your heart, to give you more and more of the substance of things hoped for and of the evidence of things not seen."
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 11)
*******
No doubting. We talked yesterday, and several times about not doubting and how we are prone to doubt. We have to guard against the things we are prone towards. We must seek forgiveness for our failings not simply blow them off as if they don't matter. We can never say, 'Oh well, that's it, I'm only human.' It's true we are only human, but we must lament our failings, we must lament our shortcomings not excuse them. We must seek forgiveness for our sins, not excuse them. Doubting must be lamented, doubting, lack of faith- doubting is a faith destroyer if allowed to flourish without check, without seeking forgiveness.
Paul says that HE wills therefore that men PRAY EVERYWHERE, lifting up holy hands, without wrath...WITHOUT DOUBTING.
Pray everywhere...and yes, pray without doubting. If we pray without doubting we are praying with FAITH, with BELIEVING.
The person quoted above asked-- 'Would you be freed from the bondage to corruption?'
We all would answer, 'Yes.' wouldn't we? We don't want to be captive to corruption. We would GROW in GRACE in anyway we possible can. We need to ASK for MORE FAITH from GOD, remember faith can increase. We need to BEG morning, noon, and night! Sitting, laying, rising we must BEG to have our GOD impressed upon our HEARTS, to give us MORE FAITH- which we are told -- '...is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.' Heb.11:1
We need MORE FAITH in our GOD. We need more faith...please LORD, please...more faith, all by YOUR grace!
In YOUR LOVE!
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