Three Answers to Prayer, Yes, No, Wait. Part [2] 07/12/2026 (Morning thought)

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

There is an attitude out there where some persons feel that if they pray long and hard enough, they will succeed in shaking down a blessing from God, even if He does not agree. This stop and frisk attitude is not in harmony with our first passages, and must be avoided like the plague. The purpose of us making prayer requests to God is not to change His mind, but rather to bring us into harmony with His good and perfect will.

And, the opening passages do speak of a turning away from known sin, in order to receive and answer. This is of critical importance to receiving any answers from God. When king Saul dug in his heels in deliberate sinning God could not hear his requests, for he came to the throne of grace laden with presumptuous sins, and therefore, he could not get an answer from God, not even a no. Things have to be pretty bad for a person not to get even a No from The Lord.

There are certain prayer requests that would always get a yes answer, such as when one sincerely asks for forgiveness during their probationary time. But the requests for divine intervention, or deliverance, or a specific request such as God providing this or that in the temporal realm, those should follow the guidance given in the scriptures. Thus, we must study the preconditions in the Bible thoroughly, so that our prayers would not hit the ceiling, instead of reaching into the heavens where God is seated on His throne.

James 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Three Answers to Prayer, Yes, No, Wait. Part [1] 07/12/2026 (Evening thought)

2nd Chronicles 7:13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14 If my people, which 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.

2nd Chronicles 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place…. While it is true that any human being could pray to God at any time, in any place, and in any situation, our first passage outlines some basic essentials for those who are called by His name, referring to folks who have entered into a covenant relationship with Him, thus designating them as His people.

The opening passage outlines some conditions and prerequisites for answered prayer, which have to be understood properly in order for us to pray to God intelligently, and get answers. The verses speak of a humble attitude, first and foremost, which means a contrite spirit that is dependent on God’s mercies. Our attitudes and the perspectives we bring to the table mean very much to God, and they frequently determine whether an answer to prayer would be granted.

God should not be viewed as being subjective to our every request, where He’s duty bound to give us any and everything, nor should we believe that because He has promised, He has to respond in the positive every single time. God does not owe us anything, and therefore, when we pray, it should be from the perspective of us not being worthy at all to receive anything from God. A humble spirit also would not seek to bully God into blessing us by clinging to our requests after He has said a positive no, as the case might be.

Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!