The Pedestrian Crossing
Matthew 21:22 says
"…If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.“
Have you ever watched people as they come up to a pedestrian crossing? Invariably, they won’t check whether someone has already pressed the button – they will automatically press it themselves. After all, it is a switch: it is either on or off, and it is on a timer. If it is already on, then pressing the button again has no effect whatsoever. There are even some people who keep their finger on the button, pressing it in machine gun action, thinking that this will speed up the process!
Jesus taught us this about prayer, that if you really believe that will God will answer your prayer and that He can do what you ask, then you will receive what you ask for. This is a case of trust and faith in God. Just like at the pedestrian crossing, some of us impatiently keep ‘pressing the button’, because we don’t believe one push is enough. Some of us feel we need to press the button ourselves, because we don’t believe the on light means what it is says. Some of us don’t even wait for the lights to change before crossing the road – we take the action ourselves, even though we have prayed.
Shouldn’t we simply bring our prayers to God and patiently wait for His answer, believe that He will answer – that the lights will change and we can cross the road safe in the knowledge that He is guiding us across?
"…If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.“
Have you ever watched people as they come up to a pedestrian crossing? Invariably, they won’t check whether someone has already pressed the button – they will automatically press it themselves. After all, it is a switch: it is either on or off, and it is on a timer. If it is already on, then pressing the button again has no effect whatsoever. There are even some people who keep their finger on the button, pressing it in machine gun action, thinking that this will speed up the process!
Jesus taught us this about prayer, that if you really believe that will God will answer your prayer and that He can do what you ask, then you will receive what you ask for. This is a case of trust and faith in God. Just like at the pedestrian crossing, some of us impatiently keep ‘pressing the button’, because we don’t believe one push is enough. Some of us feel we need to press the button ourselves, because we don’t believe the on light means what it is says. Some of us don’t even wait for the lights to change before crossing the road – we take the action ourselves, even though we have prayed.
Shouldn’t we simply bring our prayers to God and patiently wait for His answer, believe that He will answer – that the lights will change and we can cross the road safe in the knowledge that He is guiding us across?
posted by Brickbat | 9:53 AM
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