WHY MUST I PRAY?

In the book Following God’s Plan for Your Life, Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin shared this experience. He said, “Many of the bad things that happened to—the good things that should have happened but didn’t—are a result of our failing in the past to pray out God’s plan.” You see, God has planned many things for us in the future, and as we pray in the Spirit, we will be praying out those things ahead of time. (We can pray in the Spirit either in tongues or in our native language when we pray by the unction of the Holy Spirit.)In fact, what is happening in your life in the present, whether good or bad, is a result of what you have or have not prayed for in days gone by. And what will happen in your life in the future will be a result of your present prayer life.This is very true. God has planned many good things for us in the future. If it is fulfilled automatically, then there is no need to pray. The Bible says Christians need to pray. So, we must learn how to pray. If God’s plan is fulfilled without the need for prayer, then the Bible shouldn’t instruct us to pray. Even though God has a plan for us, when prayers rise from the earth, it gives God the authority and the right to carry out His plan on this earth. John Wesley said this: It seems God is limited by our prayer life—that He can do nothing for humanity unless someone asks Him. God can do nothing for you unless you want His plan, so I encourage you, let your prayers rise from earth to heaven. We have to give God the authority and the right to carry out His plan on this earth because the earth was given to the children of man (Psalm 115:16 NKJV).Rev. Cheong Yew KwongFaith Church SingaporePlease visit our website at faithchurch.sg#goodtoread ... See MoreSee Less

为什么我要祷告？

甘坚信弟兄在《跟随神对你生命的计划》一书中，与我们分享了他的经验。他说：“很多发生在我们身上的坏事——或者没有发生的好事——是我们过去没能将神的计划祷告出来的后果。你看，神对我们的未来有很多计划，当我们在圣灵里祷告，我们就会超前地祷告出来。（在圣灵里祷告，指的是在圣灵的恩膏下祷告，可能是用方言，也可能是用你的母语。）实际上，当下在你生命中发生的事情，无论好坏与否，都是你在过去祷告出来或没有祷告出来的后果。而将来会在你生命中发生什么，则取决于你现在的祷告生活。”这是千真万确的，神为我们的未来预备了很多美事，如果它们都会自动成就，那我们就没有祷告的必要了。圣经说基督徒需要祷告，那我们就需要学习如何祷告。如果我们祷告或者不祷告，神的计划都会成就，那圣经就不会指示我们说要祷告了。虽然神对我们确实有一个计划，但我们在地上的祷告才能给神以权柄在地上施行祂的计划。约翰卫斯理曾说：“除非有人祷告了，否则神看来什么都不能为人做。”神什么都不能为你做，除非你想要祂的计划，让你的祷告从地上冉冉升起直达天际。我们必须给神权柄和权利在地上实现祂的计划，因为地上的权柄给了人子（诗115:16）。�耀光牧师新加坡信心教会请访问我们的中文播客,faithchurch.sg/牧师手札/#牧师手札 ... See MoreSee Less