August 22, 2011
10:10pm
WITHOUT
DOUBTING
1 Timothy 2:8
King James Version (KJV)
8I will therefore that men pray
every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Doubting may
express itself in many different ways. It may be doubt with respect to the very
being of God with respect to what we call the power on the possibility of
prayer, as to whether anything can happen or even happen, in a word whether
there is any point in our praying at all.
As a result
of this doubts, it often comes to pass that prayer is nothing but some
desperate, adventure or doubtful experiment in which we engage. We find
ourselves in a difficult position or face to face with some dire need. We more
or less “cry out in the dark”, on the possible chance that it may succeed and
we may be delivered.
Unless we
observe this third condition, PRAYER IS USELESS.
We must
approach God believing that “He is, and that He is a rewarded of them that
diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6).
The men whose
prayers have been answered have always been those who knew God, those who have
trusted Him most thoroughly, those who have been most ready to say at all times
and in all circumstances, “THY WILL BE DONE”. Assured as they were of His Holy
and loving purpose.
There must be
NO DOUBT, NO DISPUTING, NO DESPERATE EXPERIMENTS, but rather a calm, unhurried resting upon and in God and
His perfect will.
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