'True praying, be it remembered, is not mere sentiment, nor poetry, nor eloquent utterance. Nor does it consist of saying in honeyed cadences, "Lord, Lord." Prayer is not a mere form of words; it is not just calling upon a Name. Prayer is obedience. It is founded on the adamantine rock of obedience to God. Only those who obey have the right to pray. Behind the praying must be the doing; and it is the constant doing of God's will in daily life which gives prayer its potency, as our Lord plainly taught:
"Not every one which saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say unto Me in that day, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name, and in Thy Name have cast out devils? And in Thy Name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from Me, ye that worketh iniquity."
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 57)
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When we call upon the name of the Lord, when we say- 'Lord, Lord,' we are praying to Him. We cannot talk to God without calling it prayer. Any conversation we have with the Lord is prayer. Whether or not it is true prayer, sincere prayer is between the Lord and the one praying. We have to take to heart what our Savior is telling us though. We have to listen to Him as He speaks. When He plainly tells us that 'NOT EVERYONE WHICH SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD, SHALL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN' Jesus is telling us plainly that NOT everyone who prays to Him will be HIS. He doesn't leave it there though, He goes on to tell us who of those who say Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven…
'HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN'
Those who DO the will of the Father God. Those who OBEY!
If we are praying to our Lord and not obeying our Lord we will not BE our Lord's. He will ONLY know those who DO- His will.
His will is to love and love is God and God gives us a moral code of LOVE to follow. Our Savior lived the moral code, our Savior magnified the moral code. His life is our example, if we live our lives as He lived we will be doing God's will, and we will be following His moral code fully.
He that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven…
Do we do God's will? Do we?
Shouldn't we?
Please, LORD, please help us to do Your will in all things!
Bless us, help us, keep us, save us! By Your grace! Through Your righteousness, your love.
"Not every one which saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say unto Me in that day, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name, and in Thy Name have cast out devils? And in Thy Name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from Me, ye that worketh iniquity."
Quoted from- 'THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER By E.M. BOUNDS' (Excerpt 57)
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When we call upon the name of the Lord, when we say- 'Lord, Lord,' we are praying to Him. We cannot talk to God without calling it prayer. Any conversation we have with the Lord is prayer. Whether or not it is true prayer, sincere prayer is between the Lord and the one praying. We have to take to heart what our Savior is telling us though. We have to listen to Him as He speaks. When He plainly tells us that 'NOT EVERYONE WHICH SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD, SHALL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN' Jesus is telling us plainly that NOT everyone who prays to Him will be HIS. He doesn't leave it there though, He goes on to tell us who of those who say Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven…
'HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN'
Those who DO the will of the Father God. Those who OBEY!
If we are praying to our Lord and not obeying our Lord we will not BE our Lord's. He will ONLY know those who DO- His will.
His will is to love and love is God and God gives us a moral code of LOVE to follow. Our Savior lived the moral code, our Savior magnified the moral code. His life is our example, if we live our lives as He lived we will be doing God's will, and we will be following His moral code fully.
He that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven…
Do we do God's will? Do we?
Shouldn't we?
Please, LORD, please help us to do Your will in all things!
Bless us, help us, keep us, save us! By Your grace! Through Your righteousness, your love.
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