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Day 7, But When you Pray… YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬-‭13

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”‬ ‭

‭ Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.”

We all have plans, long-term plans and daily plans. In prayer we usually seek God’s help and blessing for our plans instead of seeking God’s plans. God says, “I know the plans I have for you” (Jer. 29:11, NIV). To have God’s blessings and resources, you must follow His plan.

In prayer we tell God what to do as if we were the master and He the servant. Remember, He is God, He is the Master. He should tell us what to do. “Each morning consecrate yourself to God for that day. Surrender all your plans to Him, to be carried out or given up as His providence shall indicate. Thus day by day you may be giving your life into the hands of God” (Steps to Christ, p. 70).

Remember this phrase in the Lord’s prayer: “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” In heaven angels serve God. He gives them an assignment, and they do it. Their answer is, “Yes, Lord,” and they are gone. None of them tell Him what to do; none nego ate or say, “I am busy” or “I will do it later.” None argue by saying, “I don’t have the resources” or “I have a beter idea.” When He tells an angel to do something, they act, knowing He makes all the necessary resources available….

Through prayer we speak to God, and through the Word He speaks to us. Prayer and study of the Word go always together; they should never be separated. “The Bible is God’s voice speaking to us, just as surely as though we could hear it with our ears” (Tes monies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 393). - (Ten Days of Prayer Day 7, 2025)

WE ARE TO SUBMIT TO THE WILL OF THE LORD NOT TRY TO ARM-TWIST THE LORD IN OUR PRAYERS

Isaiah‬ ‭45‬:‭9‬ ‭

““Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?”

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Isaiah‬ ‭64‬:‭8‬ ‭

“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE IN SUBMITTING TO THE LORD IN PRAYER

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭39‬

“He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭42‬

“Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.””

God never leads His children otherwise than they would choose to be led, if they could see the end from the beginning, and discern the glory of the purpose which they are fulfilling as co-workers with Him. – {Desire of Ages p. 224.5}

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭73‬:‭24‬-‭25‬

“You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.”

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