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Oswald Chambers: Prayer - A Holy Occupation

DAY 11 OF 30

Our Lord in his teaching regarding prayer never once referred to unanswered prayer; He said that God always answers prayer. If our prayers are in the name of Jesus, that is, in accordance with His nature, the answers will not be in accordance with our nature, but with His. We are apt to forget this, and to say without thinking that God does not always answer prayer. He does every time, and when we are in close communion with Him, we realize that we have not been misled.

Whenever we stop short in prayer and say—“Well, I don’t know; perhaps it is not God’s will,” there is still another stage to go. We are not so intimately acquainted with God as Jesus was, and as He wants us to be.

Reflection Question: Am I close enough to God to recognize His answers to prayer?

Quotations taken from If You Will Ask and My Utmost for His Highest, © Discovery House Publishers
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Oswald Chambers: Prayer - A Holy Occupation

Discover the wisdom of Oswald Chambers, author of My Utmost for His Highest, in this treasury of insights about prayer. Each reading features quotations from Chambers along with questions for your own personal reflection. As he inspires and challenges you with his simple and direct biblical wisdom, you will find yourself wanting to spend more time communicating with God.

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