Faith and Prayer
Faith and prayer are inseparable, and prayer is a powerful tool that engages the Omnipresent God and brings Him into our human affairs.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the profound connection between faith and prayer, asserting that both are essential and inseparable aspects of a believer's life. He highlights the numerous benefits of faith, such as justification and victory, and argues that true prayer must be rooted in faith. Tozer encourages believers to recognize that prayer is an invitation to engage with God's omnipotence, reminding them that they have not because they ask not. He urges the faithful to persist in prayer until answers are received, stressing the importance of not disappointing God or the world by neglecting this vital practice.
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In Hebrews we find a long list of benefits which faith brings to its possessor: justification, deliverance, fruitfulness, endurance, victory over enemies, courage, strength and even resurrection from the dead. Then, everything that is attributed thus to faith might with equal truth be attributed to prayer; for faith and true prayer are like two sides of the same coin-they are inseparable! Men may, and often do, pray without faith though this is not true prayer, but it is not thinkable that men should have faith and not pray.
Whatever God can do faith can do, and whatever faith can do prayer can do when it is offered in faith.
It should not be considered strange, then, that an invitation to prayer is an invitation to omnipotence, for prayer engages the Omnipresent God and brings Him into our human affairs. According to the Bible, we have because we ask or we have not because we ask not. It does not take much wisdom to discover our next move. Is it not to pray and pray again and again until the answer comes? Let us not fail the world and disappoint God by failing to pray!
Sermon Outline
- Faith and Prayer
- Faith and Prayer are like two sides of the same coin
- The Power of Prayer
- The Importance of Prayer
- We have because we ask
- We have not because we ask not
Key Quotes
“Men may, and often do, pray without faith though this is not true prayer, but it is not thinkable that men should have faith and not pray.” — A.W. Tozer
“Whatever God can do faith can do, and whatever faith can do prayer can do when it is offered in faith.” — A.W. Tozer
“Let us not fail the world and disappoint God by failing to pray!” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- We must pray and pray again until the answer comes.
- We have because we ask, and we have not because we ask not.
- Let us not fail the world and disappoint God by failing to pray.