Right Response
Saturday, May 27, 2023Key Verse
“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” James 4:3
Text — James 4:1-3
Message
Billions of people pray every day and God hears our prayers. We pray for things like – good health, success, provisions, favour and many more. Often times, everything turns out all right. But there are times that we do not receive answers, why? Apostle James in our Bible passage said one reason God doesn’t answer every prayer is because we ask for the wrong reasons and sometimes out of selfishness!
God refuses to answer the prayers of those who are selfish, over-ambitious, love pleasure and desire honour, power or riches. One should understand that God will not listen to our prayers if we have hearts filled with selfish desires. The Bible tells us that God hears only the prayers of the righteous, of those who call upon Him in truth, of the genuinely repentant and humble and of those who ask according to His will. If your prayers have not been receiving the right response, you must check up on your motives and methods. Always pray in faith, with a humble spirit and according to God’s will. In this way, you will receive the right response to your prayers.
Further Reading
Psalm 66:18
Prayer for today
Lord, teach me to pray aright so as to receive the right response.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
