Our Scripture for today is Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
When you read today’s scripture it seems wrong to say that there are times when you ought not to pray. Let’s consider.
In Mark 10:21, Jesus told the rich, young ruler “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor…Then come, follow me.” Should the young ruler have said to Jesus, “Well, let me pray about it?’ Of course not! He already had a word from Jesus about what he should do.
Consider Abraham in Hebrews 11:8. the Bible says, “Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” When God called him to go, should Abraham have answered, “First let me pray about it?” No.
When Jesus told the lame man, “Arise, take up your bed and walk,” then prayer for a decision was not needed.
When God told Joshua to march around the walls of Jericho, then there was only one thing to do. March! One might pray for strength, but not for a decision.
Why should we not pray under those circumstances? Here is the rule. When God has already made it clear what we should do, then we already have our answer.
Do not pray for guidance about Getting drunk, stealing, committing adultery, lying…Well, you get the idea. Just obey. When you know what God wants you to do, just obey.
Lonnie Davis