Today's Verses: James 4:2-3 (NIV)
2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Whatever we want, we can submit to God, and he will give us answer. But, we must also make sure that we pray for the right things.
2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Whatever we want, we can submit to God, and he will give us answer. But, we must also make sure that we pray for the right things.
Today's Comments: Ken and Gloria Copeland, along with other prosperity gospellers suggest that God will grant our prayers for whatever we want, as long as we pray in the right way. James, however, warns us against worldly goods and pleasures. Motive for prayer should be love of God and love of neighbor, not love of self. For example, we can pray for healing in ourselves, but once we are healed, we should use our health for giving glory to God and helping others. We can pray for wealth, but once God gives it to us, we must use that wealth in the service of others and to glorify God. We submit ourselves to God in prayer; we should not be demanding.
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