Sentences based on the word
Dr. Roberto Miranda
SUMMARY: When we pray, we should base our requests on the Word of God and His promises. This approach has a unique virtue as it allows us to appeal to God's throne in a formal and judicial way. We are like lawyers presenting our case before a judge, reminding God of His principles and previous acts. It is important to study the Bible to be well acquainted with the Word of God and His principles. By doing so, we can come before the Father with greater authority and confidence.
When we pray, we must base our requests on the Word, on the specific actions and promises that God has recorded in it. This approach to prayer — praising God and reminding him of his ancient promises and deeds — has a unique virtue.
One of the things we have to do when we are incubating and cultivating a miracle is to pray rooted in the specific word of God. We must make sure that what we are asking for fits and flows in affinity with the statements of Scripture. This is important.
When we base our requests on God's Word and promises, we are actually appealing in a formal and judicial way to His throne. We are like lawyers coming before a judge and saying, "Sir Judge, the law says such and such, and I base my appeal on that established legal principle." And God is subject to his law! He is subject to his principles. Therefore, when we are well acquainted with the Word of God, and are well acquainted with the principles of spiritual life, we can come before the Father with greater authority and confidence.
That is why it is important to know and study the Bible, the declared Word of God. If you study this prayer carefully, you will see how many times Jehoshaphat reminds God of His Word, His promises, His mighty acts throughout the history of Israel. You are using what is known in the judicial world as the principle of precedent. According to this legal principle, previous formal acts and decisions of a government or judicial system establish an unshakable basis for future acts in similar situations. It is assumed that a government will always act consistently. And God, we well know, is the most consistent and faithful Being in the entire Universe.
One of the things we have to do when we are incubating and cultivating a miracle is to pray rooted in the specific word of God. We must make sure that what we are asking for fits and flows in affinity with the statements of Scripture. This is important.
When we base our requests on God's Word and promises, we are actually appealing in a formal and judicial way to His throne. We are like lawyers coming before a judge and saying, "Sir Judge, the law says such and such, and I base my appeal on that established legal principle." And God is subject to his law! He is subject to his principles. Therefore, when we are well acquainted with the Word of God, and are well acquainted with the principles of spiritual life, we can come before the Father with greater authority and confidence.
That is why it is important to know and study the Bible, the declared Word of God. If you study this prayer carefully, you will see how many times Jehoshaphat reminds God of His Word, His promises, His mighty acts throughout the history of Israel. You are using what is known in the judicial world as the principle of precedent. According to this legal principle, previous formal acts and decisions of a government or judicial system establish an unshakable basis for future acts in similar situations. It is assumed that a government will always act consistently. And God, we well know, is the most consistent and faithful Being in the entire Universe.
