When People Pray: Trusting God Enough to Kill Your Oxenعينة

There is NO Power in Prayer

Consider this: Can you drive your car keys? 

Just like there is absolutely no power in your car keys, there is NO power in prayer.  

Too often we misplace the power source of prayer. It is not the WORDS that we say, it is the WORD to whom we are speaking. It’s not the Bible, but the author.

“Prayer is powerless on its own, but it gives you access to Jesus, who is the power of God. Put your faith in Jesus, not in prayer.” Brian Alarid  

“Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father…” Romans 8:34

“Jesus is the peace necessary to calm the storm…” Mark 4:39

“Jesus is the power of God…” 1 Corinthians 1:24

“Jesus is the all the authority in heaven & on earth…” Matthew 28:18

“Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life…” John 14:6

“Jesus is the Kingdom of God proclaimed…” Matthew 4:17

“Jesus is worthy…” Revelation 5:8

Even still, knowing all these things about Jesus, we sometimes struggle to believe.  Why?

The writer of the book of Hebrews gives us a window into the lives of the faithful.  See Hebrews 11:33-40.

Notice that for some it seems that with faith you always win, while for others it seems that there is no victory in sight. 

Remember Brian’s words, “Prayer is more about the object of prayer - Jesus - than it is about the outcome of prayer.”

There is a powerful moment of transition that happens in our lives, when we come to the understanding that we can be saved when we believe in JESUS. But our believing does not and cannot stop at salvation. TRUST goes well beyond the threshold. A life surrendered to Jesus will push us far past the door and propel us forward into a POWERFUL partnership with the King of Glory.