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| From a visit at a friend's last week |
In chapter 6 of the Life-Study of 1 & 2 Kings I was touched with Solomon's prayer at the temple's dedication that God would listen to His people's prayers when they were in need. Solomon even prayed for God's people if they were ever in captivity:
And if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who have carried them captive, and they pray to You, toward their land that you have given to their fathers, the city that You have chosen, and the house that I have built for Your name. 1 Kings 8:48
"In the last of the seven conditions concerning God's listening to the prayers of His elect, three things are stressed (v. 48) the holy land, typifying Christ as God's allotted portion to the believers (Col. 1:12); the holy city, signifying the kingdom of God in Christ; and the holy temple, signifying God's house the church, on earth. These three things--the holy land, the holy city, and the holy temple--are the three crucial things regarding God's economy....This indicates that God will listen to our prayer in the way that our prayer to God must be toward Christ, the kingdom of God, and the house of God as the goal in God's eternal economy" (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of 1 & 2 Kings. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1994, Print).
After saying that Witness Lee says we need to always remember that our prayers involve three parties--God, Satan, and us. And when we pray for others we need to safeguard our prayers from the enemy's attack by focusing our prayers on Christ's fulfilling His purpose, on God's kingdom coming, and God's spiritual house being built up. He mentions that we see this Daniel doing this when he prayed with his windows opened toward Jerusalem for the return of God's people to build up God's house. And we know that God answered his prayer!
List of Other Posts on 1 & 2 Kings:
Taking a Look at Solomon's Prayer in 1 Kings 8:48
Elijah & the Showdown on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 17
How Does Elisha's Ministry Parallel the Lord's in the Gospels?
Israel's Roller Coaster History in 1 & 2 Kings
Other Related Posts on Prayer:
From the Life-Study of Matthew:
What is the Crucial Significance of Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13?
Have You Seen the Battle Between the Two Kingdoms in Matthew 12:26-28?
From the Life-Study of Luke:
Why is Persistent Prayer Important in Luke 18:1-8?
From the Life-Study of Acts:
How is Acts a Book on God's Move & Prayer?
Seeing God's Move & Satan's Frustration in Acts 14
From the Life-Study of Galatians:
How Do We Practically Enjoy Grace in Galatians 5:18?
From the Life-Study of Ephesians:
How Do We Apply the Armor of God in Ephesians 6?
From the Life-Study of Philippians:
Why Does Paul Put Anxiety and Prayer Together in Philippians 4:6?
From the Life-Study of Colossians:
From the Life-Study of Colossians - What Happens When We Pray?
What is Christ Doing at the RIght Hand of God in Colossians 3:2?
From the Life-Study of 1 Timothy:
What is Paul's First Exhortation in 1 Timothy 2:1?
From the Life-Study of James:
What James 5:17-18 Teaches Us About Elijah's Prayer
From the Life-Study of Revelation:
What are the Golden Bowls of Incense in Revelation 5:8?
From the Life-Study of Exodus:
Taking a Closer Look at the Tabernacle in Exodus: The Incense Altar
From the Life-Study of 1 & 2 Samuel:
What We Can Learn from Hannah's Prayer in 1 Samuel 1
Other Posts on Prayer:
Why Prayer Matters
Calling on the Lord Makes a Difference!
Hearing God (From Collected Works of Watchman Nee, Vol. 18 - Tell Him)
Hearing God (From Collected Works of Watchman Nee, Vol. 18 - Tell Him)
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