Title Breath of the Soul (1 Thessalonians 05:17)
Content All religions have prayers. Spells, prayers, witchcraft, example sentences, etc. for each unique prayer
There is a form. We want to think about what our prayers are and the differences from other religions. Prayer can be defined in several ways.
Prayer is an act of denying oneself before God, an act of affirming God, and can be said to be an essential condition for a life of fellowship with the living God.
The prayers of other religions are different from other religions that are self-obsessed, blind, and mystic.
First, the breath of the soul.
In today's text, the Apostle Paul said to pray without ceasing, because if man does not breathe, he will die, and faith also dies if he does not pray, so he also told him to pray without ceasing.
Jesus also said in Luke 18:1, “Pray always and never lose heart.” In this sense, we are speaking of prayer as the breath of the soul.
A Christian is not just a physical human, but has an inner man who is a spiritual man. This inner man maintains his life through the breath of prayer.
Let us consider the meaning of prayer in terms of breathing.
1. Breathing is essential for living things.
In other words, for living beings, breathing is essential for maintaining and developing that life. Animals and plants are different in their methods, but they all have to breathe to survive.
According to medical scientists, if the human body stops breathing for more than 1 minute, the brain is damaged due to oxygen deprivation, and if it takes more than 3 minutes, it is believed that the brain and heart are fatally damaged. That is why it is said that he died by teaching death.
Isaiah 2:22 Do not trust in man, for his breath is in his nostrils, where is it worthy to be numbered?
Humans have the vital element of the soul as well as the body, so this life is maintained by the same principle as this body, but another spiritual food is needed, which is to eat manna, the word of God. That is what prayer is.
2. Breathing requires good air.
This is essential. Humans are really sensitive to breathing. Oxygen and nitrogen are mixed in a certain ratio in the air, and if the harmony of this is broken even a little, people will be greatly disturbed. I am particularly sensitive to air because my bronchial tubes are weak, and we, born-again souls, will have to react sensitively to the breath of the soul as well.
For example, if you give a dying person a respirator, they will come back to life.
When the souls of the saints are choked with anxiety, worry, sadness, and discouragement amid the winds polluted by the sins of the world, if you pray, you will receive new joy, hope, and strength from the Holy Spirit.
In this way, if the saints do not pray, no matter what anyone says, their soul will wither and eventually die.
Second, talk to God.
Psalm 99:6 It is said, “They prayed to the Lord, and he answered them.” There is a difference between Christian prayer and other religions. They don't even care what their prayers mean. I think it just needs to be honest. It doesn't matter what this means.
However, since our God is a personal God, personal dialogue in the truth is necessary.
There is nothing in the Bible that can be a prayer to God because you are chanting magic that you do not know, others do not know, and God does not know. In 1 Kings 18 of the Old Testament, we see that the prophets of Baal bruised themselves and danced when they practiced Baal Baal all day.
Our God, as a personal God, said, ‘Come, let us argue.’ Let’s have a conversation.
When you have a conversation, conversation between person and person becomes very easy. In other words, the conversation between the two sides becomes smoother. It is because we can communicate with each other. However, since you cannot have a conversation with someone who does not speak the language, you end up making loud noises.
It's like a loud noise coming out when the radio channel doesn't match, for example. If we are guilty, the channel doesn't fit. Because the channel doesn't match, it doesn't work, and because it doesn't work, the voice becomes louder.
Then we must pray with a sincere heart. Because our God is a personal God, we cannot communicate outwardly, not with a sincere heart. Because humans cannot read the heart of others well, but our God is a God who sees the heart, so conversations with God must be clean and honest.
The Apostle Paul said that God is not taken lightly. He does not accept prayers of lips without truth. A prayer that is offered without repenting of one's wrongdoings is a prayer without honesty and sincerity, so you should not expect to get anything.
Prayer is an act of obedience listening to God's Word and will. This is true prayer. This is what sets it apart from other religions.
Other religions are just sorcery or zeal for devotion. character! If we say prayer is a conversation, who are we talking to? It is the Creator, our Lord, and God. Therefore, we should not try to persuade God with our will through prayer. Rather, we should discover God's will through prayer and pray, 'Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.'
If we have a long prayer time, if we deepen our prayers, we will be in harmony with God's will. Paul wanted to go to Asia to preach the gospel, but God sent him to Macedonia. Paul prayed for healing, but it was God's will that he had the disease.
Prayer is not a request to persuade God, but a request to make me a person who can obey God's will.
Third, the key to solving the problem
Jeremiah 33 3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things that you do not know.
Prayer is the key to solving the difficulties of the religious life that believers cannot solve with human wisdom and strength.
The book of Jeremiah called it ‘a secret thing.’ The word of God is a secret word. It is not a word that comes from knowledge. So, what I always say is not that smart people have good faith or have a good life of faith. The apostle Paul was at first a bible doctor. But later, he believed in Jesus and realized that he was wrong, and said that the knowledge of Jesus is the noblest.
Prayer is the key to solving problems that cannot be solved by the strength of the saints. How weak is our life? It is a life that will be pressed to death even by a ephemera. In a rapidly changing society, it is difficult to keep track of the world. It's hard to even tell what's right