Lazaroo – Friday, August 27, 2010
Aug 27, 2010 I Lazaroo.
Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with deep reverence:
“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”
(1 Samuel 1:17)
Oh, Jesus.
What I wouldn’t give to hear those words spoken to me!
Except…
I’m not always sure that what I ask You to do for me…
is best.
Obviously I think it’s best, or I wouldn’t ask You for it.
But I’ve lived long enough to discover that some of the things I thought were best…
weren’t.
I just don’t know enough, do I?
How could I?
I’m only human.
I see two, three or four facts
and think I know exactly what needs to be done.
But You see it all –
billions of relevant facts
over eons of eternity
and how my “simple” request affects people, places and events
I don’t even know exist.
Yes.
Answer my prayer, LORD –
but only if You know
it’s truly best.
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Job 38:1-41; Proverbs 16:1-2; Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 19:21; Luke 22:42; Acts 18:20-21; Romans 8:26-30; 1 Corinthians 8:2-3; James 4:13-17; 1 Peter 3:17
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Ken Ferry Says:
I agree that there may be a small number of times in a person’s life when an answered prayer would have “ripple” effects beyond our wildest imaginings (e.g. Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane – the only time in the Bible, btw, when a prayer is recorded to include the often misquoted, “Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”). But, we run the risk of falling into the trap of deism if we allow ourselves to think that God might not be all-knowing or all-seeing or all-powerful or all-controlling enough to be able to tweak any of the other myriad variables in His creation to maintain His perfect will while granting us our request.
Aug 27, 2010, 9:31 am