- Physical Need:
- A confession that we are dependent upon God for all our needs (Dt 8:17-18)
- It is good and right to ASK, but ask RIGHT!
- Refers not only to physical food, but also to all things necessary for our lives
PRAYER OF SUFFICIENCY
- Spiritual Need:
- In the same way we don’t pray the prayer for provision and sit under an apple tree with our mouths open waiting for God to give us everything, for our spiritual provision, we must open His Word
- 3 Problems:- We ask God to speak to us, but never bother reading His Words;- This prayer is a prayer against setting up IDOLS in our hearts
- We ask for discernment and guidance, but we set up idols in our hearts that keeps us from hearing His voice clearly,
- And even if we hear, we refuse to obey
- Illustration of Inquiring after God's will with idols in heart (Jer 42-43):- After killing the rebel leader Ishmael, who murdered Gedaliah (governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon), Johanan and the remnant in Judah turn to Jeremiah the prophet asking for God's will regarding their fearful situation.
- Thus, we are saying to God: All our needs are met by You, not by us
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
- DAILY bread:
- i.e., day to day, not for the whole lifetime, year or even a month or week, but daily (Prov 30:7-9)
- Jesus called Himself “Bread of Life” (Jn 6:35)- Does He sustain You? Are you fed, nourished and sustained by life of Christ?
Listen to Pastor Leonard Ravenhill recount the story of Anointing.
