What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "To whom do we pray"
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We should direct our prayers to God, the Father, who is the source of all wisdom, power and peace. Scripture teaches us that we must pray in the name of Jesus Christ, our Mediator, because our petitions only gain value through his atoning sacrifice. Jesus himself instructed his disciples, ihre täglichen Bedürfnissevor ...
Prayer is fellowship with God, the source of wisdom, the origin of power, peace and happiness. Jesus prayed to the Father “with loud cries and tears.” Paul exhorts the believers: “Pray without ceasing”; bring in everything your concerns before God through prayer and pleading with thanksgiving.
When Jesus was on earth, He taught His disciples to pray. He instructed them to bring their daily needs before God and cast all their cares upon Him. And the assurance He gave them that their petitions would be heard is also an assurance for us.
In every situation of life, under any condition, a soul pressed down by grief and worry or fiercely assailed by temptation can find certainty, support and help in the infallible love and power of a covenant‑faithful God.
I exhort you, awaken and seek God for yourselves. While Jesus passes by Nazareth, call earnestly to Him: “O Lord, You Son of David, have mercy on me,” and you will receive the light of the eye.
But many present prayers in a dry, sermon‑like manner. These pray to people, not to God. If they prayed to God and truly understood what they were doing, they would be horrified by their presumptuousness; for they give the Lord a lecture in the form of a prayer...
- Prayer in the name of Jesus
- Fellowship with God
- Christ as Mediator
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