The God to whom We Pray

 When you pray, to whom are you praying? That might seem like a silly question, but it is not. Even with believers, it is important that we have the correct view of God in our minds when we pray to Him. It will make a lot of difference in how we pray. In fact, I believe that is why we are to enter His presence with thanksgiving and praise. When we praise God for who He is, we remind ourselves of His greatness. When we pray in faith, and we pray according to His will, God will answer in a wonderful way. That is what King Hezekiah did when God answered his prayer to save Jerusalem. (Isaiah 37:16) He started with a doxology of praise for the God to whom he was praying. Let's see what we can learn from his excellent example.

Isaiah was being attacked by a large army from Assyria. However, he knew that God's army was even larger and more powerful, because God is the Lord of hosts. God's hosts are His mighty angels who can defeat any other army in the universe. He prayed to the God of Israel. That is the God who went to Abraham. Isaac, and Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. This shows he was praying to the faithful, covenant keeping God. He was envisioning God on His throne surrounded by the cherubim angels, ready to serve at His command. He praised God alone for being God, the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, even Assyria. This shows that God is sovereign over all nations and peoples. He is the Creator of everything, so there is nothing He can't do. Now, if we pray to God, knowing He is all these things, we will pray for great things. We will know that He can do what we are asking. It will help us believe that He will do what we ask. Then, if it is His will, it will be done.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Isaiah 38-40.