Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The
Book of Psalms 6:8-9
8 Away from me all
ye workers of iniquity: for the Lord hath heard the voice of my
weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my
prayer.
Brethren:
In the late 1960‘s
Jim Morrison opened the song “The Soft Parade” with a sermon
stating that one could not petition the Lord with prayer.
Unfortunately for Mr. Morrison, such a supposition is far from
correct. Even though in various translations the exact word
“petition” is not used, other words are in place that convey the
same meaning. Words such as supplication, request, pleading, plea,
and many others prove beyond doubt that God does indeed hear prayer
and if it be within His will will graciously, grant all requests.
Therefore friends
make note that it is written that we can go boldly to the throne room
of grace (Read Hebrews 4:16, 13:6), and that likewise we have an
advocate (Read 1 John 2:1), that will speak on our behalf. Likewise
we read that if we ask the Father in the name of Christ we will be
heard. (Read John 14:13-14) - Doktor Riktor Von Zhades - Servant of
Christ
“When he was in
the depth of his distress, 1. He was afraid that God’s wrath
against him would give him his portion with the workers of iniquity;
but now that this cloud of melancholy had blown over he was assured
that his soul would not be gathered with sinners, for they are not
his people. He began to suspect himself to be one of them because of
the heavy pressures of God’s wrath upon him; but now that all his
fears were silenced he bade them depart, knowing that his lot was
among the chosen. The workers of iniquity had teased him, and taunted
him, and asked him, ‘Where is thy God?’ (Read Psalm 42:3, 10;
79:10; Joel 2:17), triumphing in his despondency and despair; but
now he had wherewith to answer those that reproached him, for God,
who was about to return in mercy to him, had now comforted his spirit
and would shortly complete his deliverance.
He assures himself
that God was, and would be, propitious to him, notwithstanding the
present intimations of wrath which he was under. He is confident of a
gracious answer to this prayer which he is now making. While he is
yet speaking, he is aware that God hears (Read Isaiah. 65:24; Daniel
9:20), and therefore speaks of it as a thing done, and repeats it
with an air of triumph, ‘The Lord hath heard’ By the workings of
God’s grace upon his heart he knew his prayer was graciously
accepted, and therefore did not doubt but it would in due time be
effectually answered. His tears had a voice, a loud voice, in the
ears of the God of mercy: The Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
Silent tears are not speechless ones. His prayers were cries to God:
‘The Lord has heard the voice of my supplication, has put his
Fiat—Let it be done, to my petitions, and so it will appear
shortly.’ Thence he infers the like favourable audience of all his
other prayers: “He has heard the voice of my supplication, and
therefore he will receive my prayer; for he gives, and does not
upbraid with former grants.” - Matthew Henry 17th
Century Theologian
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