Result Oriented Prayer

Result oriented Prayer

Who doesn’t want achieve result in his/her pursuit especially in the area of prayer

As I study the Bible, I discovered certain people who portray traits which moves Jesus to grant their requests.

This attitude most of us have forgotten or lost. “I will call it the Lost Art of Worship”

I believe the Lord is reminding us to trace back our steps and embrace this lost art- the art of worship

But the hour cometh, and now is when the true worshipper shall worship the father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeketh such to worship Him

God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth

(John 4:23-24).

Considering the word “seek” mean to earnestly be looking for. It implies that God is earnestly looking for true worshipper. He is bearing His light seeking and searching for true worshippers. He is earnestly desirous of true worshipper, only when He finds them, is He joyous and satisfied

Consider the Lord’s prayer

Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name (matthew6:9)

The verse is still talking about worshipping. Before trusting into prayers, Jesus is admonishing us, exhorting us and commanding us to do the first thing which is

TO WORSHIP GOD

Because God is seeking for worshippers, true worshippers

Once we understand this concept, result oriented prayer is invertible

Let us look at some bible’s characters that used this principle and got result.

1.         The Leper: In Matthew 8:1 – 3, we read of the account of a leper who came to Jesus  for healing. This leper used this concept of worship first before placing a demand on Jesus for healing

When He was come down from the mountain, great multitude followed him. And behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him saying Lord, If thou will, thou canst make me clean.

And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed (Matt 8:1 – 3)

2.         The cannanite woman  In Matthew 15:22 -24

      And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

Mat 15:23  But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Mat 15:24  But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Mat 15:25  Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Note that the cries of this woman did not achieve any result. Jesus did not answer or granted her request. Not event the disciples of Jesus could intercede on her behalf for the Lord to assist her.

I sincerely believe that the Holy Spirit must have whisper to the woman’s ear to worship Him

 The woman stopped  her request and started to worship Christ. Jesus was moved. This is what the Father seek for, this is what the heavenly Father earnestly long for Worship. The woman got Jesus attention.

Mat 15:26  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

Mat 15:27  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

Mat 15:28  Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Though the Lord respond might not look encouraging, the Lord want to see her faith . Her response shows that she indeed has the faith with which the Lord can work with, to grant her request.

3. The Ruler:

Mat 9:18  While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

Mat 9:19  And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples

This ruler forgets himself, lay aside his position and worshipped the Lord Jesus before placing his request before the Lord. He got his request, Jesus followed him and raised his daughter back to life.

God desire worship, let learn and cultivate the habit of worshipping Him before placing our needs before Him