Friendship Prayer_6

<p>Saturday 15 May 2021&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Friendship Prayer. 6</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yesterday we discussed Abraham and his relationship with God, from Genesis 18: 17 - 28 we saw how God told Abraham about His plan to destroy a city and how Abraham through his friendship with God interceded for the city. In this account we see Friendship Prayer being demonstrated. Abraham was able to talk to God about the situation; he asked God on their behalf to spare the land. Friendship prayer helps build intimacy with God and gives us access to God’s heart.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Bible says in the book of Psalm 25: 14 (NLT)</p> <p>14 The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>God established friendship with mankind based on covenant, people like Moses, Abraham, and Job feared God and as a result He revealed His secrets to them.&nbsp;In Yoruba language we call God “Kabiyesi” meaning the one that cannot be questioned. But in friendship prayer Abraham was questioning God about His plan to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah&nbsp;in a way most people would think was impossible for a man to do. He asked God questions and God answered him, clarifying His position to Abraham a man! In other bible accounts we see people like Moses, Job, Mary and a host of others asking God questions and God answering them.&nbsp;Why? Because He knows the heart of these “His friends”; He knew they were not asking questions out of a heart of dishonour but from a heart that truly wanted to understand Him more.&nbsp;Some might think that friendship prayers make us take God for granted, that is not true at all, rather it helps us understand and revere Him more.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I pray in the name of Jesus, that we will consciously desire and develop new levels of intimacy with God where we can really open up our hearts to Him and grow till the point where He can begin to show us His secret.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>God bless you. Enjoy your day!</p>