"And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
This lesson again confirms the power of Jesus Christ over all things. Jesus said something very interesting as He gave sight to the two blind men, He asked, "Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched He their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you."
This means that Jesus did not freely heal those two blind men, He placed a price on that healing. He said, "according to your FAITH be it unto you."
In order for the blind men to receive sight, they were were required to have absolute faith that their sight would be given to them. Which, evidently, they did because their sight was granted.
In order for the blind men to receive sight, they were were required to have absolute faith that their sight would be given to them. Which, evidently, they did because their sight was granted.
That same rule applies to the children of God today. In order for our prayers to be answered as we desire, we must place absolute faith in God to grant that specific request. The degree of faith we place in the answer will ultimately determine the degree to which our prayer requests will be honored.
In simple terms, if we half-heartedly ask that a brother/sister be healed, that brother/sister might, or might not, be fully healed. If, on the other hand, we pray KNOWING that God will honor His promise, and if that healing is within His will, that brother/sister WILL be healed.
Also, if we pray the same prayer over and over again as if God didn't hear us the first time, or as if He might have forgotten that we prayed, we demonstrate a lack of faith. Don't we KNOW that through Jesus Christ we worship and omniscient, all powerful God, one who sees, hears, and knows all things? Therefore, when we pray, we are to pray and then confidently begin waiting for the answer. There is no need to ask again! God will NOT forget, and if our request is within His divine will to usward, our answer will come just as we requested it.
Sadly their are too many who are horribly misguided about who, how, when, and why, they should pray.
Unqualified prayer will never be answered. James 4:3, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.~
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