Psalms 79:9 KJV
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
There are three requests listed
Help us
Deliver us and
Purge away our sins
Nearly all (but not all) of the trials we find ourselves in are caused by our sins. Some of our trials are not because of our own sins, but because we live in a world of sin. We need deliverance.
But the key to this verse is in the foundation for the requests.
For the glory of thy name
For thy name's sake
The reason why God answers prayers is not for our own benefit, but for the glory of and the sake of His own name. That is what is meant by praying in Jesus' name; not just that we throw out His name in our prayer, but that we comprehend that the purpose for answered prayer is to glorify the name of Jesus and for the sake of Jesus Christ. Those prayers, offered for those reasons, are the prayers the Lord is bound to answer!
And, if we truly pray for those reasons, if God's answer is "no" we will be content because we know that is what brings glory to His name.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
There are three requests listed
Help us
Deliver us and
Purge away our sins
Nearly all (but not all) of the trials we find ourselves in are caused by our sins. Some of our trials are not because of our own sins, but because we live in a world of sin. We need deliverance.
But the key to this verse is in the foundation for the requests.
For the glory of thy name
For thy name's sake
The reason why God answers prayers is not for our own benefit, but for the glory of and the sake of His own name. That is what is meant by praying in Jesus' name; not just that we throw out His name in our prayer, but that we comprehend that the purpose for answered prayer is to glorify the name of Jesus and for the sake of Jesus Christ. Those prayers, offered for those reasons, are the prayers the Lord is bound to answer!
And, if we truly pray for those reasons, if God's answer is "no" we will be content because we know that is what brings glory to His name.
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