Believing Prayer
Prayer and faith are inseparable, and prayer is the key to God's power, enabling believers to accomplish anything that God can do.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the inseparable connection between prayer and faith, asserting that true prayer cannot exist without faith. He highlights that while men may pray without faith, genuine faith naturally leads to prayer, which is essential for experiencing God's power in our lives. Tozer quotes Tennyson to illustrate the profound impact of prayer, suggesting that it is the driving force behind God's actions on earth. He encourages believers to recognize that prayer is an invitation to engage with the omnipotent God, making the impossible possible. Ultimately, Tozer calls for a deeper exploration of the potential of prayer in the lives of faithful men and women.
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Men may, and often do, pray without faith (though this is not true prayer), but it is not thinkable that men should have faith and not pray. The biblical formula is The prayer of faith. Prayer and faith are here bound together by the little preposition of, and what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Faith is only genuine as it eventuates into prayer. When Tennyson wrote More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, he probably uttered a truth of vaster significance than even he understood. While it is not always possible to trace an act of God to its prayer-cause, it is yet safe to say that prayer is back of everything that God does for the sons of men here upon earth.
One would gather as much from a simple reading of the Scriptures.
What profit is there in prayer? Much every way. Whatever God can do faith can do, and whatever faith can do prayer can do when it is offered in faith. An invitation to prayer is, therefore, an invitation to omnipotence, for prayer engages the Omnipotent God and brings Him into our human affairs. Nothing is impossible to the man who prays in faith, just as nothing is impossible with God. This generation has yet to prove all that prayer can do for believing men and women.
Sermon Outline
- The Necessity of Prayer and Faith
- The Power of Prayer
- The Invitation to Prayer
- Prayer engages the Omnipotent God
- Nothing is impossible to the man who prays in faith
Key Quotes
“More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” — A.W. Tozer
“Prayer engages the Omnipotent God and brings Him into our human affairs.” — A.W. Tozer
“Nothing is impossible to the man who prays in faith, just as nothing is impossible with God.” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- Prayer is a vital part of a believer's life, and it is essential to pray in faith to experience God's power.
- The invitation to prayer is an invitation to omnipotence, and it engages the Omnipotent God in our human affairs.
- Believers should prove all that prayer can do for them by praying in faith and trusting in God's power.