Episodes
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
The Mystery of Prayer
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Air Date: 10 12 21 Tuesday
The first thing Isaiah teaches us is that God is the Hearer and Answerer of prayer. "Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;/ you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I" (Isaiah 58:9). "Before they call I will answer;/ while they are still speaking I will hear" (65:24).
These verses assure us that our God is no isolated despot, indifferent to the needs and conditions of His creatures, but a loving Father, sensitive to every want and sorrow of His suffering children. How beautiful these promises of prayer! First He says He will answer. Then not only will He answer, but He will come. "He will say, Here I am." Next, "Before they call I will answer," He tells us. And "while they are still speaking, I will hear." Not only will He wait and listen to our appeal, but He will anticipate our need and put the prayer Himself upon our hearts or send the blessing before we ask it. How beautifully this is illustrated in the Savior's thoughtful love toward Simon Peter. Fretting about their taxes which Peter had not the means to pay, we are told that the Lord "prevented him" (Matthew 17:25) and sent him down to the sea to find a fish with a golden coin in its mouth and then bring and pay the claim for Him and them. He did not wait for Peter to ask for it. He did not allow him to be embarrassed, but His loving forethought anticipated the need. So He is ever loving and caring for us, and as the Psalmist expresses it, "you welcomed him with rich blessings" (21:3a).
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