Troublesome Topic: THINGS THAT QUALIFY AS TRUE PRAYER

Expressing Gratitude

This put the focus on God and glorifies Him.

Asking for forgiveness

Has God obliged himself to forgive those who honestly repent?  Yes!

Intercession

The Hebrew word for prayer is “to intervene, or interceded”  This teaches us that intercession is a key aspect of true prayer. However, that is only true if we go about it in the right way. We think asking God to save someone is true prayer. But here is the problem: God never forces anyone to follow Him, so asking Him to save someone actually goes against His character and His will. Intercession should be asking God to draw that person to Him. He will always answer that prayer.

Seeking God’s Glory by Joining in His Great Work

This is the true task of prayer on its deepest level.

This is what God has called us to. This is the front lines of the battlefield. God is seeking more men and women to fill out these ranks.

True prayer is so much more sublime, so much more energizing, so much more glorious than just asking for favors.

Our Daddy accepts whatever we bring to Him, but He desires that we exhibit a balance between true prayer and asking for favors. However, I fear that most American Christians today lack balance; our time with Him consists mostly of asking for favors.

The next lesson in this series is BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF FAVORS AND TRUE PRAYER