Prayer 5.DelayedAnswers
Luke18:7"AndshallnotGodavengehisownelect, whichcrydayandnightuntohim,thoughhebearlong withthem?"
Meaning:God'stimingisalwaysperfect.Henotonlyknows whatweneed,butwhenweneedit.Thereweremanygood Bibleexamples,suchasAbraham,Job,Daniel,Isaac,and Moses,whoseanswertoprayerwasdelayedfordays,months, andsometimesyears.God'sdelaytoanswerisnotalways duetosininourlives.Godseesthebeginningandtheend, andknowswhenitisbesttohaveourdesiredpetition fulfilled.
Application:Hannahwaitedforachild;Job waitedforhealing;andJeremiahwaitedfor direction.Wemustrealizethatourrequestmay beright,butthetimingmaybewrong.Inthe processofwaiting,welearntorestandtrustin theLord.Nomatterhowlongittakestogetour desiredanswer,wecanbecertainthatwhatever Hedoes,itisforourbenefitandblessing.
Delayedanswerswillnevercomeonlyifwe stopasking.
OtherVersesforStudy:Genesis25:20-26;Job23:8-10;Psalm 40:1;Jeremiah42:2-7;Daniel10:11-13;Luke18:7,8;John11:1-15; IICorinthians12:7-9;Ephesians3:20
1.Ourprayerrequestmaybe__________________________,but thetimingmaybe__________________________________.
2.WhatdowelearnwhilewaitingforGodtoanswerourprayers?
3.Unansweredprayerswillremainunansweredifwestopwhat?