What Has God Said to Do When You Are Afraid?
A fascinating Midrash relates that in the long run of days, after the dead will arise off their graves, G-d will sit in Gan Eden, paradise, and teach Torah. The righteous will probably be sitting before Him, listening,A� each of the angels and heavenly beings will probably be standing around G-d’s right side, the sun’s rays, moon and preghiera di liberazione stars at His left side. G-d will disclose new Torah, never taught before. (The Torah will not change; new parts will probably be added, as well as the original will stay)
As I have heard this story told through the years, I hear Zacharias’s surprise at seeing an angel. I hear his doubt. I hear him being muted after which released later. I hear about the happiness of celebrating ahead of the Lord on an answered prayer. The one question I do not recall hearing is, just how long had it been since Zacharias and Elizabeth stopped praying for any son? I ask this question because it is most fitting for your actual response that Zacharias gave in verse eighteen. “Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my partner well stricken in years.” If Zacharias have been praying simply that week for the son, wouldn’t normally his response become more reflective of thanksgiving that a person had finally heard his request? That someone knew what his heart’s desire is and has arrive at finally ensure it is so? Perhaps Zacharias did believe in full what the angel was speaking, however with the wisdom that he had accumulated over the years of false hopes and dead ends; he only agreed to be getting some sort of assurance that this has not been just one more empty promise.
Praying for your Needs: Give us today our daily bread. Holy Spirit, allow us to change our mind and understand we’re the administrator with this body and not the owner. As the administrator on this body, we want the correct finance to get live foods. We need the wisdom to be aware of the nutritional labels produced by the manufactures. We need the power to switch and get rid of the using pesticides, insecticides and the utilization of genetically modified foods. We need to walk in a healed body to make adjustments to us along with our community and country.
Now, we’ve got to not too difficult on Peter, because Jesus does explain, “You are fully aware of how it is all about later.” Peter was objecting while he failed to fully understand. No way did Peter want Jesus Christ to clean his feet, and Jesus has got to say, “Unless I wash you, you will get no do without me”. Unless I wash you, you will get no part within this ministry.
You should pray on a moments notice for specific needs (Acts 12:5). In this case the Apostle Peter was imprisoned and we see the Church praying especially for this situation. Present day experiences are numerous. Like the time my mother prayed for people basically we were travelling. She missed church doing that but we found themselves using an accident but it wasn’t as bad since it must have been. Or the time I was almost homeless with our kids and that we sent a prayer request. Answer came from one or two in another city who allow us to use their guest wing for three months, rent free. Be ready to pray at the moments notice.