Greetings to all the saints
My weekly milk.
Welcome to My weekly milk, where one can be fed with the milk of the word of God, be stirred up in the spirit and endued with spiritual strength to face the challenges one might encounter during the week and come out victorious. One can pass on or forward this My weekly milk to as many people as he thinks it might bless. The bible has the final authority, therefore brethren whatever you read in this letter, be like the Christians of Berea who went back and checked in the scriptures if it was so. This My weekly milk is presented to you by M.M. Gery, but everybody calls me G.
Topic: Abecedary of prayer
The reason of this study is to refresh our knowledge concerning the bases or foundations of prayer. Prayer cannot be taught but at the same time must be taught. Our mind-sets must be changed or renewed when it comes to prayer. It is just a conversation that one has with his Heavenly Father, with his elder brother Jesus and with his Helper the Holy Spirit. It is a time of communion or fellowship with the God head. And the fellowship that we have with the Godhead we want everybody to have it; it is not peculiar to few but available to all (1John 1:3).
1- Do I need to be taught how to pray?
The answer is not that simple yes or no. we can answer no. Why? Just like a newborn babe does not need to be taught how to communicate with her mother likewise when we are born again no one needs to teach us to talk to our heavenly Father. It is natural the bond that is developed between the baby and the mother, hence a spiritual bond is developed between the born again believer and the Godhead.
Even when the baby does not understand yet what the mother is saying, it does not prevent the mother from talking and singing to the baby. In the same manner God is talking to us and singing over us though we are not able yet to understand what He is saying.
No one needs to be taught how to pray a thanksgiving prayer, it flows from our heart, God has been good to us: He has blessed us with a spouse, a house, a car, a job, a business etc. when God has been God to us our prayers and singings flow naturally because we are grateful to God for what He has done.
A baby, as long as he cannot talk, the only ways he communicates with his mother will be by crying or smiling or frowning. The mother has to guess what the baby means. But when the baby is taught how to speak and has understanding of the little words he is using; the communication with his mother is tremendously improved. The mother does not have to guess any more. As he says the word the mother is able to meet the need of the baby immediately. In the same manner God wants us to have understanding of the language He speaks in order to tremendously improve our communication with Him and for Him to meet our needs speedily.
2- Why do we pray?
We have already established the fact that prayer is just a communication between God and His children. We must remind ourselves that it is a dialogue and not a monologue. Many times we speak and speak and speak some more and do not allow God to speak back even a word. We must always remind ourselves that two parties are involved in prayer and allow God to speak as well.
How will one feel, if his telephone is ringing, he picks it up and the person on the other end starts speaking none stop, and then hangs up the telephone. That is not a good telephone communication. He did not even have the opportunity to say hello! When we have said what we wanted we must also wait for God to speak back to us.
From the creation of the world God gave its dominion to mankind, and Adam turned it over to Satan when he partook of the fruit of the forbidden tree. God constrained Himself that he will not do a single thing without partnering with mankind. When he was on His way to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, He paid a visit to Abraham first to consult with him about the fate of those two cities (Genesis 18, Genesis 19).
Just like God refused to hide anything from Abraham, but disclosed everything (Genesis 18:17); He is not trying to hide anything from us but has revealed us his will and wants us to pray according to his will. When Jesus was teaching is disciples how to pray He told them to pray that the will of the Father be done on earth as it is in heaven (Luke 11:3). Everything we need here on earth has already been provided by our Father, He has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
Everything that we will ever need God had already created it, and He wants us to pray so that they will be manifested on earth. There is a blue print in heaven of everything we want to build on earth: marriage, health, houses, family etc. Moses was given the blue print of the tabernacle of meeting, the blue print was already in heaven and Moses received it from the Lord and built it on earth. David also received the blue print of the temple, and Solomon built it. So why cant we find out what are Gods blue prints concerning us and everything that pertains to us? And then pray them to existence that the will of our Father in heaven be done on earth. 2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
My weekly milk.
Welcome to My weekly milk, where one can be fed with the milk of the word of God, be stirred up in the spirit and endued with spiritual strength to face the challenges one might encounter during the week and come out victorious. One can pass on or forward this My weekly milk to as many people as he thinks it might bless. The bible has the final authority, therefore brethren whatever you read in this letter, be like the Christians of Berea who went back and checked in the scriptures if it was so. This My weekly milk is presented to you by M.M. Gery, but everybody calls me G.
Topic: Abecedary of prayer
The reason of this study is to refresh our knowledge concerning the bases or foundations of prayer. Prayer cannot be taught but at the same time must be taught. Our mind-sets must be changed or renewed when it comes to prayer. It is just a conversation that one has with his Heavenly Father, with his elder brother Jesus and with his Helper the Holy Spirit. It is a time of communion or fellowship with the God head. And the fellowship that we have with the Godhead we want everybody to have it; it is not peculiar to few but available to all (1John 1:3).
1- Do I need to be taught how to pray?
The answer is not that simple yes or no. we can answer no. Why? Just like a newborn babe does not need to be taught how to communicate with her mother likewise when we are born again no one needs to teach us to talk to our heavenly Father. It is natural the bond that is developed between the baby and the mother, hence a spiritual bond is developed between the born again believer and the Godhead.
Even when the baby does not understand yet what the mother is saying, it does not prevent the mother from talking and singing to the baby. In the same manner God is talking to us and singing over us though we are not able yet to understand what He is saying.
No one needs to be taught how to pray a thanksgiving prayer, it flows from our heart, God has been good to us: He has blessed us with a spouse, a house, a car, a job, a business etc. when God has been God to us our prayers and singings flow naturally because we are grateful to God for what He has done.
A baby, as long as he cannot talk, the only ways he communicates with his mother will be by crying or smiling or frowning. The mother has to guess what the baby means. But when the baby is taught how to speak and has understanding of the little words he is using; the communication with his mother is tremendously improved. The mother does not have to guess any more. As he says the word the mother is able to meet the need of the baby immediately. In the same manner God wants us to have understanding of the language He speaks in order to tremendously improve our communication with Him and for Him to meet our needs speedily.
2- Why do we pray?
We have already established the fact that prayer is just a communication between God and His children. We must remind ourselves that it is a dialogue and not a monologue. Many times we speak and speak and speak some more and do not allow God to speak back even a word. We must always remind ourselves that two parties are involved in prayer and allow God to speak as well.
How will one feel, if his telephone is ringing, he picks it up and the person on the other end starts speaking none stop, and then hangs up the telephone. That is not a good telephone communication. He did not even have the opportunity to say hello! When we have said what we wanted we must also wait for God to speak back to us.
From the creation of the world God gave its dominion to mankind, and Adam turned it over to Satan when he partook of the fruit of the forbidden tree. God constrained Himself that he will not do a single thing without partnering with mankind. When he was on His way to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, He paid a visit to Abraham first to consult with him about the fate of those two cities (Genesis 18, Genesis 19).
Just like God refused to hide anything from Abraham, but disclosed everything (Genesis 18:17); He is not trying to hide anything from us but has revealed us his will and wants us to pray according to his will. When Jesus was teaching is disciples how to pray He told them to pray that the will of the Father be done on earth as it is in heaven (Luke 11:3). Everything we need here on earth has already been provided by our Father, He has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).
Everything that we will ever need God had already created it, and He wants us to pray so that they will be manifested on earth. There is a blue print in heaven of everything we want to build on earth: marriage, health, houses, family etc. Moses was given the blue print of the tabernacle of meeting, the blue print was already in heaven and Moses received it from the Lord and built it on earth. David also received the blue print of the temple, and Solomon built it. So why cant we find out what are Gods blue prints concerning us and everything that pertains to us? And then pray them to existence that the will of our Father in heaven be done on earth. 2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
