வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,449
Scripture Meditation - No. 1,449
AATHAVAN 💚 January 26, 2025 💚
Sunday
"For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord." (James 1:6-7)
Doubt is like a severe disease. In our daily newspapers, we often read about broken families and murders caused by suspicion. Doubt is a destructive mental ailment, much like a pest that eats away at a tree from within, slowly destroying it.
If this is the case with worldly matters, how much worse would it be before God! That is why today’s meditation verse compares a doubting person to a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. The heart of a doubter, like the waves, remains restless and unsettled.
When it comes to spiritual matters, if we are people of doubt, today’s verse clearly says that we cannot receive anything from the Lord. In several places where Jesus performed miracles, we read that He asked, “Believest thou that I am able to do this?” (Matthew 9:28). Furthermore, the Scripture records, “And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” (Matthew 13:58). This means that in order to receive from God, we must first believe that we will receive it from Him.
Jesus also said, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” (Mark 9:23). Yes, beloved, it is not enough just to pray to God; our prayers must also be filled with faith. Let us remember the words of Jesus: “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” (Mark 11:24).
When a little child asks something of their parents, they ask with complete trust. If the request is necessary and worthy, the parents fulfil it. Similarly, God responds when we approach Him with faith, just as a child approaches their parents. Whatever our needs may be, when we ask with confidence and faith, God will fulfil them.
Some may think, “I pray with faith, but God doesn’t seem to hear my prayer.” Apostle James says that if we ask only to satisfy our worldly desires, God will not approve our prayer requests.
"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." (James 4:3-4).
Yes, dear ones, in our prayers, let us seek higher things that are pleasing to God with faith. When we do so, God will fulfil even the worldly needs of our lives without we asking for them.
Devotional Message by: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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