26 January 2011
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 "Hear, O Israel
I was asked the question whether prayer can actually change anything, if God is unchangeable. Most times we just accept that prayer can change anything, so we do not spend time thinking about it. Yet when a person seeking answers asks that question it would be inappropriate to answer with clichés. Our faith is so imbedded in the nature of prayer, that sometimes we forget about the nature of God. God is unchanging and bound by His own nature, it is impossible for God to change His nature, God does change the circumstances. We cannot ask God to be hateful to someone, because His nature is to love and care, we can pray that God will change the circumstance of that person, making it possible for the changed circumstances to reconcile ourselves to that person. When we reject what God expects us to do and the way we should live, then how will God be able to listen to our prayers?
God has set rules within which we as people need to respond to our situations and circumstances, and when we come to God in prayer we would be foolish to ignore these. God is God unchanging, immortal, ever present, all powerful, all seeing, all knowing, righteous, just, kind, merciful, compassionate, understanding, forgiving, gentle and we will run out of words to describe God. When we understand who God is and in comparison of who we are, we then understand that for God all things are possible. So often we come to God in prayer without examining our hearts, we treat God as if He is our servant, rather than our Holy God. We need to believe that God can do the impossible and is willing to do that when we ask it in prayer, not because of who we are, but because of who He is in terms of His unchanging nature.
When we understand this and humble ourselves before God, turning to Him and asking Him, He will turn to us and hear our prayers.
Be encouraged today to recognise the nature of God in prayer.
Point to ponder: God is God.
Question to consider: Do you understand God’s unchanging nature?
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