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Am I only a God nearby,' declares the LORD, "and not
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it on your shoulders and ask, what does He want you to
do, not in our own interest but in His because it’s all
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begin to take care of everything. Matthew 25:21 Well
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The Availability Of
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Prayer Has No Barriers
In short, prayer has no barriers. Governments cannot
stop it, our location cannot stop it and enemies in the
spiritual realm cannot stop it.
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do, nonetheless do your actions speak louder than
words? Do you seek His hands more than you seek His
face? Arc you more focused on your troubles than you
arc Him?? Do you plead and beg with God?
Jesus’ call to commitment is all or nothing. You are
cither hot or cold. Together or scattered. Do you rise
above your circumstances and say, “Yes, God I’m all in,
I’m committed! I surrender all!” John 14:15 If you love
me, you will obey what I command.
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that I cannot see him?' declares the LORD. 'Do not I fill
heaven and earth?' declares the LORD (NIV)."
Prayer and God's Omnipresence
The fact that God is everywhere is known as
omnipresence, meaning that He is present everywhere
throughout His creation. This does not mean that God is
creation, a worldview known as pantheism, but that
God is ever-present in His creation. C.S. Lewis likened
this relationship between God and His creation to that
of a painter to a painting: "A painter is not a picture, and
he does not die if his picture is destroyed. You may say,
'He's put a lot of himself into it,' but you only mean that
all its beauty and interest has come out of his head. His
skill is not in the picture in the same way that it is in his
head, or even in his hands."
As a result of the reality of God's omnipresence, we arc
assured that no matter where we are, God will hear our
prayers even from the belly of a fish: "From inside the
fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God" (Jonah 2:1
NIV). While not the most comfortable place to pray, we
know that God heard the prayers of the prophet, even
while Jonah was in the ocean depths.
But do we really believe that prayer is always avail-
able? If so, we must act on this truth. Nothing, then, can
keep a believer from coming before God in prayer.
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can shut." But there is one way to shut it and that is
when we choose disbelief over belief. Our own anxi-
eties can stop the power of prayer, if we allow them to
stifle the truth that prayer is always available to us. God
is always ready to listen, no matter what our circum-
stances, but we must speak to Him in prayer.
In reference to the power of evangelism, the Apostle
Paul wrote, "'Everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved.' How, then, can they call on the one
they have not believed in? And how can they believe in
the one of whom they have not heard? And how can
they hear without someone preaching to them? And
how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is writ-
ten, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good
news!"' (Romans 10:13-15 NIV). Similarly, when we
pray to God we will be heard. But how can God hear
unless we pray? How can our prayers be received unless
they are sent? How beautiful are the prayers of those
who seek the Lord, despite their circumstances.
Prayer is always available to us, but far too often we
turn to God in prayer as a last resort, not a first
response.
God Wants to Hear Our Prayers
Is God too busy to hear our prayers? Is He occupied
with weightier matters than our lives and troubles?
Unlike the worldview of deism, which claims that God
created and wound up the universe like a watchmaker
winds a watch, leaving it to run on its own, God really
cares not only about the larger scheme of the universe,
but also for each person. He is not a deaf god like the
god of, deism, but a caring and active God. He tran-
scends His creation, but is immanent—or active—in it.
No prayer is too small for God to hear. Neither is any
prayer too large for God to handle.
As Christ said, "Look at the birds of the air; they do
not sow or reap or store away in bams, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more
valuable than they?" (Matthew 6:26 NIV) The answer
to the question asked by Jesus is that we are indeed
"more valuable than they," for we are created in God's
image (Genesis 1:26), "we are God's workmanship"
(Ephesians 2:10), and He loves us.
An important step in receiving the blessings of prayer
is to humbly and sincerely offer our prayers to God.
Fortunately, we can do this anywhere and anytime,
because prayer is always available to us. But we must
take the initiative. If we do so, God is eager to hear us,
comfort us, strengthen us, help us, and uphold us with
His "righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10)
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"Prayer is an open door which none can shut," wrote
Charles Spurgeon in "Morning and Evening." "Devils
may surround you on all sides," he continued, "but the
way upward is always open, and as long as that road is
unobstructed. you will not fall into the enemy's hand."
Is there anywhere we can go where God is not pres-
ent? Not according to the Bible. Psalm 139:7 asks,
"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee
from your presence?'! 1] In Jeremiah 23:23-24 we read,
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There arc many things which I’m grateful for, one of stances don’t matter to God. all I m saying is that there
them is my need to depend on God. If life were to be is so much more to life than just us. We need to die to
Stable. there’s no need for Him. God docsn't have to self Matthew 16:24 if anyone would come after me, he
LOVE us much less NEED us. He chooses to LOVE us. must DENY himself and take up his cross and follow
How amazing is that? A God who is omniscient, all me.
knowing. He knows our fears, our sins before we com- If we line up self with God’s will and desires. He 11
mil them. our hurts, our pride, our ugly attitude.. He make sure his children are not left begging. The right-
knows it all but still chooses to love us. eous won’t be forsaken. All we need to do is seek Him
Now, let me ask you, do you love Him? You say you wholeheartedly as a disciple, taking up the cross, place
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