Experience the factual mystery of prayer




Genesis 39:1~6 The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did (2~3)




Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #430 ‘Tis So Sweet to Walk with Jesus (#456 in previous version)




 Why are many people unable to receive answers? They say that they pray, but they do not pray realistically. Regardless of how difficult one’s circumstances are, people who know the mystery of realistic prayer can have victory. However, you will give up quickly if you do not have this mystery. If you do not have this realistic mystery of prayer, your thoughts, words and even facial expressions are bound to be different. Then, how must we start realistic prayer?





1. Begin by holding onto your problem
 When a problem comes, hold onto it and pray until the end. Answers do not come because you pray until the end, but because you pray to the Lord who absolutely answers us. You will eventually receive important answers if you continue to pray, because you are a child of God. If you continuously pray holding onto your problem, you will experience something. If you continue to have this small experience, then it build up to become a big experience. If that happens, you will understand prayer. If you have this experience, you can receive guidance in the direction God desires.





2. You will know the power of the Gospel
 You will understand the power of the Gospel if you experience answers from God. Knowing the power of the Gospel means knowing the fact that God has sent Christ to solve our problems. Works begin to take place when we know that Jesus is the Christ, and when Christ becomes our Christ. The forces of darkness are also broken down when Christ becomes our Lord. This is when true prayer begins. At this time, your spiritual eyes will be opened, and you will realize the greatness of the blessings and authority of God’s children. You will also begin to see the vision God has prepared for you. If you start enjoying this vision through prayer, then it will be fulfilled, slowly but surely.





3. That is when realistic prayer will take place
 Start scheduled prayer at the time that is best for you, with this mystery of praying with your problems to the end and receiving answers. This is when continuous prayer takes place in your field, workplace and all parts of your life. If you give worship in the midst of this mystery of prayer, you will receive answers through the Sunday pulpit message, know what special prayer is as you face important matters, and be able to go into deep prayer. You can conquer the world through prayer because you are a child of God.





● Forum Topic - Make a prayer schedule that you can realistically put into action. Then, starting today, challenge to become a person of prayer that possesses the mystery of prayer.





World Remnant Conference Lecture 1 / 2009.7.28