Why Pray When God Is In Control?
Many claim, "God is in control, running everything." Yet, if He is, things seem quite chaotic. In this message, Pastor DaVon emphasizes the significance of prayer. Making a bold statement, he asserts that prayer is humanity granting God the legal right and permission to intervene on earth. It's a partnership between the divine and mankind, serving as the conduit through which the supernatural is brought to the earthly realm.
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People say, “God is in control. He’s running everything.” Well if He is, He sure has things in a mess.
Inflation is high.
Disease is loose.
Terrorism
Natural disasters are loose.
Racial Division
Abortion
Grocery prices are high
Crime
Suicides
Victim mentality
Poverty is running rampant.
If God is in control, do you mean God is controlling all this?
Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
Magnify - to make greater or to appear greater
God has placed His Word above even Himself
God has positioned His Word even higher than His own character.
God will never violate or break His Word
Why didn’t God just kill Adam and Eve in the beginning? Here’s why.
This is fundamental to understanding the purpose of prayer
Genesis 1:25-28
Let “them” have dominion vs let “us” have dominion.
God excluded Himself
Man has been granted authority, control, and responsibility over the Earth and its resources.
Psalm 115:16
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.
Humanity serves as a caretaker over the Earth
Psalm 8:4-8
The authority to dominate the earth was given to mankind
God did not include Himself in the authority structure of the earth
Man was appointed as the steward of the Earth.
Any spirit without a body is illegal on the earth
Any interference from the supernatural is only legal through mankind
Nothing happens on the earth without the permission of man (active or passive)
The Creator cannot intervene without the consent of man
God must obtain the cooperation of a person if He desires to do anything on the earth.
Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not. - St Augustine
Action taken by God in the earth realm requires human cooperation:
To rescue humanity in the Flood, God needed Noah.
For the creation of a nation, God needed Abraham.
To lead the nation of Israel, God needed Moses.
To defeat Jericho, God needed Joshua.
To bring back Israel from captivity, God needed Daniel.
For the preservation of the Hebrews, God needed Esther.
For the salvation of mankind, God needed to become a man.
For the direction of this generation, God needs YOU!
It seems God is limited by our prayer life – that He can do nothing for humanity unless someone asks Him – John Wesley
Prayer is man giving God the legal right and permission to interfere on the earth.
Prayer is a partnership between the divine and mankind
Prayer is the conduit through which the supernatural is brought to the earth.
I Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
It is so important to know that God hears your prayers
Matthew 16:19 TPT
I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.
Matthew 16:19 AMPC
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.
James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Effective- to accomplish a purpose
Fervent- passionate, enthusiastic, hot, eager, sincere, emotional, excited
Righteous - the condition in being acceptable to God
We can get results in prayer when we align with these 3 principles