So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
I am reminded right now of some of those things I read about Watchman Nee. It’s been years, and details escape my memory. I think I recall him recounting incidents where he, or those he had taught, made bold claims concerning God and then found themselves compelled to pray that God would back up those claims. If a person plans to do this, it would be wise to know the Word of God very well. God has no obligation to answer claims not supported in Scripture.
I can hear someone saying it would be better to make none of those claims. It is not a bold claim that “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”? These kinds of claims, therefore, are part and parcel to evangelism.
Consider the situation in which Ezra[1] has these people.
- They were about to make a perilous journey
- He had claimed God would care for them
- He, therefore, was ashamed to ask for a security force
I see these people compelled to fast and pray.
Perhaps we would see our prayer life more potent if we found ourselves in such desperate circumstances and without any means of help in this world.
[1] I can hear someone complaining that the preacher had no right to put them in such a place where they had to have answers to prayer.
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