Have you ever doubted the importance and power of prayer? Or, maybe you agree that it’s important and powerful in principle, but the degree to which you pray reveals the contrary.
In chapter 4 of A Sincere and Pure Devotion to Christ, Sam Storms shows how prayer is always a “win” for all involved:
- The ones who pray (in this case, the Corinthians) experience the joy of being an instrument in the fulfillment of God’s purposes and delight in beholding how God works in response to their intercessory pleas (cf. Rom. 10:14–15).
- The one who is prayed for (in this case, the apostle Paul) experiences the joy of being delivered from peril or sustained in trial or being made the recipient of some otherwise unattainable blessing.
- The one to whom prayer is offered (in every case, God) experiences the joy of being thanked, and thus glorified, for having intervened in a way that only God can in order to bless or deliver or save his people.
Read the intro and entirety of chapter 4. Learn more about A Sincere and Pure Devotion to Christ.
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