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Application

a. Do you now understand that you cannot generalize these
verses?
b. How do these words comfort you for your work in God’s
service?
c. Discuss this statement: The proof of my faith is not in that I
receive what I ask for, but in that, I accept what I receive.”

9.4 Unanswered prayers

9.4.1 What specific reasons does the Bible give for
unanswered prayers?

 Malachi 2:13-17; 1Peter 3:7
 Proverbs 28:9; John 15:7
 James 1:6,7
 James 4:1-3
 Isaiah 59:1,2

9.4.2 How does God reveal Himself to us in Psalm 50:15?
How does this truth speak to you about God’s love
for you?

9.4.3 Perhaps you have gone through a time in your life
when God did not answer your prayers? How did the fact
that God is still your Father comfort you during those times?

9.5. Answering and God’s Kingdom

When we talk about the answering of prayers, one question always
surfaces and that is whether God answers prayers when someone
is sick and we pray for healing. This question was always a burning
question but was asked more and more after the WW II. The reasons
are as follows. After much death and injury, people wanted to know
whether prayer helps people. Many became interested in what was
then called prayer-healing.