The Conclusion of Lesson 25: The Will of God in Prayer (Part 2)

The conclusion of Lesson 25: The Will of God in Prayer ( Part 2) God's will concerning healing: years ago while pastoring, I was called to pray for one of the members who was ill. Knowing the importance of her own confession of faith for healing, I asked, "sister, will you be here now as I anoint you with all and lay hands on you in Jesus Name ?" "Well, I will if it's God's will," she answered. "How are you going to find out if it's His will ?" I asked. "I thought you would pray for me, and if it's His will, I'll be healed. If it isn't, I won't." Under the circumstances I knew the woman was not going to receive healing. I knew her unbelief will stop the flow of God's healing power. I wanted to talk to her and show her some things from the Word of God before I pray for her, but she said, "Go ahead and pray for me. I am in so much pain and misery." Under her condition of unbelief I knew that she would not receive the power of God to hear her. I know wanted her and prayed, knowing in my heart that she wouldn't receive anything because she wasn't believing in line with the Word. I stumbled through a prayer and had hardly said, "amen" When she said to her husband, "go call the doctor." The thing that really puzzled me was that she had just gotten through saying if it was God's will for her to be healed, He would heal her and if it wasn't, He wouldn't. She didn't get healed therefore, by her own admission, it wasn't God's will for her to be healed. Yet here she was calling the doctor and paying him to get her out of the will of God ! According to her reasoning, it would seem she wouldn't even want to get well, because she would be getting out of God's will. It would be wrong to buy medicine and enlist the help of the doctor to get her out of the will of God. Certainly this is a foolish line of reasoning, but this is the logic many people follow concerning prayer for their healing. As we noted before, if we want to know God's will concerning a matter, study His Word. His Word is His Will. His Word tells us it is His will to heal us. Let's not doubt His Word, but instead claim its promises for our healing. LOOK TO THE WORD FOR GOD'S WiLL: many people try to find the will of God by saying, "If it's His will He'll do it, and if it's not, He won't." We should determine God's will by looking into the Word. If I am uncertain about something, on go to the Word first. I don't prayed in uncertainty, because I would be wasting my time. I could not pray in faith; I will be praying in unbelief and doubt, and it won't work. When you know God's Word says about a matter, we know what His will and often people want to put all the responsibility for a matter oh God, so they say, "It must not have been God's will, because I prayed, and "in if it be thy will, do this," and He didn't do it." These people want to relieve themselves of all responsibility and put it on God. But we can't get out of it that easily. God gave us His Word and told us to "Search the Scriptures. . . Which testify of me" (John 5:39). In them we learn His will . Then there are those who know what God's word says about a matter, yet they find it difficult to believe it will work in their case. They are like a man who knows he will need some extra money, so he goes to his banker and arranges for a long. He or she does not need the money right away; he or she just wants to have everything ready so they will have access to it when they needed it. The man a woman has their bankers word that everything is in order and they may pick up the money anytime they want, but then they think what if he doesn't give it to me ? What if he doesn't mean what he said ? The man or woman will have to believe what the banker said and then act on it to get their money. Some people are like that with God. They know what He said in His Word about salvation for their loved ones, healing, or any other needs they might have, but they find it difficult to believe He will do what He said He would do. Because they have trained the five senses so well to feel some kind away or see something. But thank God, He keeps His Word ! "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7).