“I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. “
What kind of prayer moves mountains, the kind of faith filled prayers that have first and foremost the fruitfulness of the Kingdom of God that is the kind of prayers that are strong enough to move mountains. Jesus used the illustration of moving a mountain to the sea to show us that nothing is impossible for God. He will answer our prayers, yes He will but not as a result of our positive mental attitude, no, no, no!
In order to move those mountains we must meet certain other conditions such as;
1. First and foremost be believers, believe that Jesus is our Savior, and that our sins are forgiven by the blood He shed on the cross for us.
2. We must forgive those that have hurt us, do not hold a grudge against anyone as we are taught on Mark 11:25-26
3. Not pray for selfish motives, always putting His will ahead of ours.
4. Pray for the good of His Kingdom.
For us to pray effectively we must have faith in God not the object of our prayers. Should we focus on the object of our prayed for request we would be left with nothing, for our prayer will be for not.
Our examples for prayers come to us from none other than those that Jesus offered up to the Father, always remember His prayer that night in Gethsemane in Mark 14:36 “Everything is possible for you…Yet I want your will not mine.” We often motivate our prayers in our desires and interests, wanting to hear that we can have anything in this instant gratification society we live in. Jesus prayed with God’s interests in mind, like Him we should pray for our desires, yes, but always and foremost keeping in mind and in our prayers His will above ours.
Let’s check ourselves and see if our desires are placed above His will.
Based on the upcoming devotional book “Living in Faith” to be released August 1, 2015.
Rayed Redemption Ministry
Euless, TX 76039
www.rayedredemption.org
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