Purposes behind our prayers

Philippians 4:6-7
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Let us continue from our previous topic.
So what’s the purpose behind our prayers?

The purpose was to call upon God and allow Him to come into our lives, and through us, to make things happen!
That’s why we should never have the mindset of, “Waiting for God”.
We should always remind ourselves that, “God is waiting for us”.
That’s why when we needed something so much, we should asked from the person.
If we don’t approach the person in the first place, then how does him/she knows what we want?
Agree? I believed you do agree with me.
As Pastors Tan did mention before, “It only takes YOU a BIG step towards God, and God will comes a thousands steps closer to YOU.”
It’s similar to us when comes into praying.
If we take initiative to pray for God to come into our midst of lives, and surely enough, God will hear our prayers.
This word is encouraging, don’t you agree with me?
We should be rejoicing over this assurance God gave to us then.
There is always more than a purpose of what God wants us to do.
In other words, it is the importance of doing it.

So, how significant was prayer in the Bible?
Prayer in the Bible is answered by God in miraculous ways. Throughout the Bible, we find many instances of God's people praying and God answering their prayers.

Abraham: God agreed to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if He could find 10 righteous people in those cities (Genesis 18:22-32). Unfortunately, this was not the case and these cities were destroyed. However, God still answered Abraham's prayer by sending His angels to remove righteous Lot and his family before the judgment fell. So, even though the evil cities were destroyed, the righteous in those cities were spared.

Moses: God miraculously answered many of Moses' prayers including the parting the Red Sea (Exodus 14:13-22) and giving the Israelites good water in the wilderness (Exodus 15:25). Perhaps the most miraculous answer that God gave to Moses was when Moses prayed that God would spare Israel after the incident with the golden calf (Exodus 32:7-14).

Elijah: God miraculously answered Elijah's prayer on Mt. Carmel when he rained fire from heaven in the showdown between God and the false god Baal (1 Kings 18:20-40 especially 37-38).

Daniel: Daniel's whole career was spent in prayer to God his prayers were miraculously answered. Daniel prayed to be shown the king's undisclosed dream and God answered him (Daniel 2:17-18). Daniel was thrown to the lions because he continually prayed to God and God spared him (Daniel 6:4-24). Daniel prayed for Israel and for forgiveness of their sins when the 70 years of captivity were nearing an end. God answered Daniel's prayer by sending Gabriel to tell him exactly when the Messiah would come
(Daniel 9).

The church prayed for Peter: The early church in Jerusalem prayed for Peter after his arrest by Herod and God miraculously answered their prayer by sending an angel to free Peter from prison (Acts 12:5-10).

David: God answered David's prayer and forgave him for his sin after his adultery with Bathsheba (Psalms 51).

God has miraculously answered a prayer from every Christian in the world today when he forgave their sins, made them new creatures in Christ, and gave them His salvation.

Prayer in the Bible was significant! God heard the prayers of these people and He answered in life-changing ways! Even though the power of God is beyond our understanding, beyond our ability to measure, God asks us to cry out to Him in prayer. He already knows our needs and desires, but He wants us to pray! As you read above, God works when people pray!

So, bros and sis, as we continually pray, God will eventually answers our prayers.
Let us apply it in our church.
Not only just a community of believers, but always showing eagerness to pray.
We shall see REVIVAL in our church.

I prayed that your lives will be changed and you be will encouraged by the words of God.

Special thanks to: PrayerBibles.org for relevant infos.