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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"PRAYING THE RIGHT WAY" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
SOMEONE ASKED ABOUT PRAYER AND SINCE I DO A LOT OF STUDYING ABOUT PRAYER, THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA TO PUT DOWN A FEW OF MY THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT.
SO HERE GOES. WHO DO YOU PRAY TO? SOME PEOPLE PRAY TO MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS. SOME PEOPLE ASK DIFFERENT SAINTS TO WATCH OVER THEM OR DO OTHER THINGS FOR THEM. I AM NOT PICKING ON ANY SPECIFIC RELIGION. I LOVE MARY BECAUSE SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF MY LORD. I HAVE HEARD OTHER CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS TALK ABOUT ASKING FOR SOMEONE LIKE THEIR MOTHER, THAT HAS GONE TO HEAVEN, TO WATCH OVER THEM.
IF YOU ARE DOING THIS, IT COULD BE THAT YOU WERE TAUGHT THIS ALL YOUR LIFE AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS. I CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE IN THE BIBLE THAT TELLS US TO DO THIS. I HAVE FOUND THAT WE SHOULD ONLY PRAY TO JESUS AND FATHER GOD.
FIRST, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT JESUS SAYS IN JOHN 14:13-14 "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it." IN THIS PASSAGE JESUS IS TELLING US TO ASK IN HIS NAME AND HE WILL DO IT.
NOW, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT HE SAYS IN JOHN 16:23 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you." IN THIS PASSAGE HE SAYS TO ASK FATHER GOD AND HE WILL DO IT.
THESE TWO PASSAGES TELL ME THAT IF WE EITHER ASK JESUS, OR FATHER GOD, IT WILL BE DONE. HOWEVER, IN BOTH YOU HAVE TO ASK "IN THE NAME OF JESUS".
LIKE I HAVE SAID BEFORE, I HAVE MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE BIBLE AND IF ANYONE CAN SHOW ME WHERE WE ARE TO PRAY TO ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT JESUS AND GOD, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I NEVER WANT TO WRITE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT BACKED UP BY GOD'S WORD. IF YOU ARE PRAYING TO ANYONE ELSE BESIDES THESE TWO, PLEASE PRAY ABOUT IT AND ALSO CHECK THE BIBLE TO SEE IF WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS RIGHT. IF YOU DO NOT FIND IT IN GOD'S WORD, I WOULD SINCERELY SUGGEST THAT YOU STOP.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
