Have you ever asked God for something and received no immediate answer? Saul asked God for counsel but God, \u201cdid not answer him that day\u201d (1 Samuel 14:37). In many Seminary classrooms and in conferences too numerous to count, I have taught that there is no such thing as unanswered prayer for believers. Sometimes God says \u201cyes,\u201d sometimes \u201cno,\u201d occasionally \u201cwait,\u201d perhaps \u201chow about this\u201d (when the answer is different from the request), maybe even \u201cyou\u2019ve got to be joking.\u201d But there is no such thing as God refusing to answer a believer\u2019s prayer request. So what do we make of this apparent non-answer from God to Saul? There are several possibilities. Perhaps Saul asked \u201camiss\u201d (James 4:3). Maybe Saul had unconfessed sin in his life that blocked his communication with God. Then again, it could have been the sin of someone else, like Jonathan that prevented an immediate answer. A human father must always consider the good of the family over the good of any individual member of the family. It could be that God had a larger plan for the family, than would be reflected in Saul\u2019s request for personal \u201ccounsel.\u201d When God does not respond to our \u201casking,\u201d what are we to do? Try \u201cseeking\u201d and if that doesn\u2019t work, try \u201cknocking\u201d (Matthew 7:7). While God may not respond immediately, He will eventually respond. Walk on \u2013 not by sight, but by faith. Pray on \u2013 not occasionally but without ceasing. Listen on \u2013 to God and all whom God might use in the answer. Remember, it only took eight verses (1 Samuel 14:45) for God to eventually answer Saul\u2019s prayer and He did so, not with His own words as Saul was expecting, but through the actions of the people.<\/p>\n
Pray with me this week for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Continue to pray for Visa situations: J & N that they will get their Visa so they can remain in their country of service. R & B that they will be granted a longer term Visa to remain in their country of service.
\n\u2022 Pray for mission teams and workers that are serving all over the world this summer.
\n\u2022 Pray for work among the Even people who live in the Far East forests of Russia on the Kamchatka peninsula and have a population of 13,000. Less than one-tenth of one percent are believers.
\n\u2022 Pray for David and Amanda as they go to Thailand for the birth of our second son.
\n\u2022 Continue to pray for six pastorless churches in Vancouver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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