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What new insights about the importance of prayer did you gather from this lesson?
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We have the ability to potentially change events by interacting with God’s will. I tend to approach life with a sense of resignation (Well, God knows the future and he is in control, so that’s that.) Because of this, my prayer life often consists of “God, let me be content with your decision,” Although this is good in that it keeps me from worrying about things and from trying to take charge, it also de-emphasizes any role that I have. However, the “Because you prayed” verse in Isaiah indicates that our prayers CAN have an effect on the outcome and that I don’t have to just sit back and pray to be content with whatever happens.
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That God bends down to listen to our prayers. David and Jeremiah lived in different periods of Israelite history, but the times in their part of the journey were formidable and they were great men of faith who relied upon the power of prayer as they journeyed with God to navigate the role and work God had prepared for them by seeking His counsel always, even in the most challenging of circumstances and in the spirit of thanksgiving they knew God would listen and Provide.
