Pleading With God In Clark
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1) Refer to God's attributes. rescue us because of your unfailing love (Psalm , NIV). They buttressed their requests with an appeal to God's nature—His unfailing love. Referencing God's attributes is a great way to pray. It grounds our prayers not in what we want, necessarily, but in who He is.
Pleading with God is that part of prayer (a subset of supplication) in which we argue our case with God, as Isaac Watts wonderfully says, “in a fervent yet humble manner.” It is not just petition, but petition well-reasoned. It is not just requesting, but passionately appealing.
Simply put, no, you can't make a deal with God, because His righteousness is unchanging, and our sin separates us from Him. Trying to bargain with God comes from self-righteousness and ultimately fails. Instead of making deals, we should approach God with humility and obedience, trusting in His grace.
BIBLE TEXT: 7 Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me! My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.” Do not turn your back on me.
But the Bible teaches and shows that prayer is so much more than making requests to the Father. Not that there's anything wrong with making an appeal to God—Jesus teaches us to “ask, seek, knock” (Matthew ), and Paul urges the Philippians to “let your requests be made known to God” (Phil.
Put Him in Remembrance It means that as a covenant believer, you can stand before the throne of God when you pray and remind Him of His promises. You can lay your case legally before Him and plead your case as a lawyer would plead his case before a judge.
Pleading is biblical Jeremiah cries out to the Lord, “Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you” (Jeremiah ). Joshua pleads the case of the Israelites and the disgrace their annihilation would bring upon the name of God (Joshua -9); and God responds with His grace.
Pleading is biblical Jeremiah cries out to the Lord, “Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you” (Jeremiah ). Joshua pleads the case of the Israelites and the disgrace their annihilation would bring upon the name of God (Joshua -9); and God responds with His grace.
He is now one of the Senior Pastors at Bayside Church in Sacramento, California. He is the author of The Problem of Jesus (Zondervan, 2021) and The Problem of God (Zondervan, 2017) winner of the 2018 Word Award for Evangelism.
