Rolcc mailist3/17/2023 ![]() “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.” (John 8:31) Let’s Pray Togetherįather, I am seeking Your face and seeking to glorify Your name in my circumstances. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, There is nothing wrong with desiring good things like family, happiness, a good job, good health, and faithful friends, but God’s will and plan for us should be our priority even when it is completely different from what we expect and want. As true disciples, we need to place all our dreams, plans, and wishes under His authority. It is not enough to just believe in Jesus, we need to keep His commands and live according to His word. Surrendering everything and submitting to His will is the mark of the true Christ’s disciples. God will always answer the prayer in which we seek to glorify His name because it expresses our decision to submit to His will. “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” (Revelation 12:11) Submitting to God’s Will When we persevere in suffering and stay faithful, honoring God’s name, we are adding the power of our testimony to the blood of the Lamb, so we can walk in the victory Jesus has secured for us. It is then the time to give our testimony of faith, preferring and treasuring God’s will and His glory above everything else. The world watches us closely when we experience hardships and suffering. God Will Answer This Prayer Because It Honors His Name It is exactly then when we need to humble ourselves and focus on glorifying God with everything we are and everything we have. God’s will sometimes will lead us in the valley of the shadow of death. What a great example to pray for when we struggle to accept our circumstances and unwanted changes! Often, our lives will not develop as we want and expect. God confirmed He did that and would do it again. This kind of prayer elicited an immediate answer from heaven. “Father, glorify your name!” (John 12:27–30) The Prayer God Will Answer But right after shooting this half prayer, half question, He said: “no” and He changed his prayer to His first impulse was to pray to be saved from this hour of His ordeal. According to the Bible, His soul was troubled, but I wondered about the anguish and dread that He most probably felt about His upcoming death. I opened my Bible to John chapter 12 and read the passage in which Jesus predicted his death. It was difficult to find words to express my struggle and pain. “Lord, show me how to pray,” I cried out. I struggled to accept my lot as a fresh widow. I didn’t want to live in such a world, dark and empty. I preferred sleeping and dreaming of my husband, instead of being awake in the brutal reality of a world in which he was no longer. There was nothing good waiting for me on that day, I thought. Dark and hopeless thoughts started running through my mind like wild horses. I heard the alarm ringing, but I didn’t want to open my eyes. This is the prayer for glorifying His name. There are different kinds of prayers, but one prayer God will answer always.
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