Pleading With God In Suffolk
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It is not just requesting, but passionately appealing. In pleading, we are making our case before God as to why He should grant our prayer request. At first, this can seem awkward or inappropriate.
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.
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.
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.
To truly confess your sins, it's very simple: Pray to God. Pray to God the Father in the name of Jesus Christ His Son. Confess to Him your sins, acknowledge that you did wrong against Him, and repent of those sinful ways. Plead the blood of Jesus over yourself, and ask God for forgiveness of your sins.
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.
When God told Abraham his plan for Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pleaded with God to save the city if God could find 50 righteous people there. God, in his great mercy, agreed. Abraham then decreased the number to 45, then 40, then 30, then 20, and finally 10.
God's mercy is great and Abraham, in his haggling, bargaining way is asking, praying, and trusting God to be merciful. Abraham says to God “shall not the judge of the earth do what is right?” – far be it from you to be unjust, far be that from you!”
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.
