How To Pray & Praise!
"The righteous will not be afraid of evil
tidings; his heart is steadfast,
trusting
in the Lord. His heart is established;
he will not be afraid."
Psalm 112: 7-8
There are many instances in the Old Testament
where God said something was done before it ever
happened. Example: before the Israelites
conquered
Jericho, God told them, “I have given Jericho into your
hand” (Joshua 6:2). Between time of God’s promises
and
its realization, the Israelites acted in faith and
saw the walls fall down.
In the New Testament, promises were made, and
faithfulness was expected in the interim. Example:
Ten lepers were cleansed after they obeyed Jesus’
instruction to go to the priests (Luke 17:11-14).
A blind man was healed only after he obeyed Jesus’
instructions to wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9:6-7).
What should we do in the interim between asking God
for something and seeing it realized?
Absent any specific instructions, we can praise and
thank God for what His love and goodness delivers
in our time of need (Psalm 103:1-5). That is how we
exercise faith after we have made our needs known
to God (Philippians 4:6-7).
After you pray, be sure to praise
God for the answer He is going
to bring.
"If we hope for that we see not,
then do we with patience wait
for it."
Charles Spurgeon
