04 Nov Prayers: Don’t Trust The Heart, Yet You Need The Heart
Pastor Vincent - 23 January 2014
See What God Had Done And Revere Him Exclusively
“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” (Joshua 24:14, 15, 23 NIV) When the land is at rest, Lord said there's more land to conquer - for Satan will never be at rest. The only solution to Satan's ceaseless attacks is evangelism. As we bring forth the gospel, holding firmly onto the promise God gave to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Joshua - because The God who was with them is also with us today. See His invisible hand at work, confirm His persevering faithfulness and love in all things - unconsciously, you will be strengthened with the Truth not emotions nor situations.
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Prayers: Don’t Trust The Heart, Yet You Need The Heart
Verses to read:
<Jeremiah 17:9> <Mark 7:20-21><James 4:7-10><James 4:1-2,4>
Introduction:
“Pray in the spirit with all kinds of prayers in all occasion” <Eph 6:18>.
- Yet, prayer is by far one of the most difficult spiritual exercise in most Christian lives. Few enjoyed prayer becoz they could not draw near to God.
- In prayer, our heart lies at the center of the problem.
- Should we trust our heart? Yet without the heart, how to pray?
- The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and HE saves the contrite in spirit <Ps 34:18>.
1. The Gospel reveals the nature of the Heart.
1) Its deceitful above all else <Jer 17:9>.
- It creates its own truth, even about God.
- People who believes in the wrong gospel are NOT praying, even though they are.
- What is the fundamental gospel truths?
– SIN (against God)
– Salvation (through Faith in Christ alone)
– To live in pursuit of God and the Kingdom
2) So there must first be a renewal of the heart
- heart of stone to a heart of flesh <Eze 36:26>.
3) Yet, the heart is always prone to spiritual attacks.
- Prone to the enemies lies (temptations, accusations, worries of life, feel abandoned by God, etc)
2. How to draw near to God, despite spiritual attacks?
1) Know our spiritual enemy – The Devil
- He works through:
(1) Our sinful desires
(2) The World
(3) Haughtiness, proudness
2) Yet God showed us MORE GRACE! <v6>
- My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. <1 John 2:1>
- If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. <1 John 1:9>
3) Act of True Confession <v8>
- (1) Wash your hands, you sinners
- (2) Purify your hearts, you double-minded
4) Grieve, mourn and wail… <v9>
5) Humble yourself before the Lord and he will lift you up. <v10>
Reflection:
1) What is the greatest obstacle in your prayer life?
2) How do you usually deal with a “no heart to pray” situation?
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