July 1, 2002

THE OFFERING OF PRAYER

 
 
YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE OFFERING OF ABRAM.
ABRAM OFFERED ANIMALS TO GOD.
YOU CAN OFFER ALL KIND OF THINGS TO GOD.
YOU CAN OFFER ANIMALS TO GOD. YOU CAN OFFER MONEY TO GOD. YOU CAN ALSO OFFER GOOD IDEAS TO GOD.
WHEN I WRITE THIS BOOK, THAT ALSO IS AN OFFERING TO GOD.
 
ALL WHAT YOU DO HAS TO BE OFFERED TO GOD.
TO OFFER TO GOD MEANS TO CONNECT TO GOD.
TO OFFER TO GOD MEANS TO GIVE TO GOD.
TO OFFER TO GOD MEANS TO BECOME UNITED WITH GOD.
 
ONE OF THE OFFERINGS THAT WE GIVE TO GOD IS PRAYER.
PRAYER MEANS TO SPEAK TO GOD.
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO GOD, YOU MUST ALSO LISTEN TO GOD.
NOBODY LIKES IT WHEN YOU SPEAK, YOU SPEAK AND YOU NEVER STOP TO SPEAK.
WHEN YOU PRAY TO GOD, THEN YOU MUST ALSO LISTEN TO GOD’S ANSWER.
 
WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE, YOU MUST PRAY BEFORE YOU DO IT, YOU MUST PRAY WHILE YOU DO IT, AND YOU MUST PRAY AFTER YOU HAVE DONE IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU WORK IN THE GARDEN, YOU MUST FIRST ASK GOD IF IT IS GOD’S WILL TO WORK IN THE GARDEN. YOU ALSO MUST ASK GOD HOW TO DO THE WORK IN THE GARDEN. YOU CAN ASK GOD WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE WORK IN THE GARDEN.
WHEN YOU DO THE WORK, YOU MUST DO IT WITH A GOOD SPIRIT. THAT MEANS THAT WHILE YOU WORK, YOU MUST PRAY TO GOD.
WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE JOB, YOU MUST OFFER YOUR WORK TO GOD. THIS YOU DO THROUGH PRAYER.
 
IN ALL OFFERINGS, PRAYERS ARE INCLUDED.
WHENEVER YOU GIVE SOMETHING TO GOD, YOU MUST ALSO OFFER THAT IN PRAYER.
SUPPOSE THAT YOU HAVE BIRTHDAY AND YOU GET A PRESENT BUT THE PERSON WHO GIVES IT SAYS NOTHING TO YOU…
WOULD THAT NOT BE VERY STRANGE?
WOULD YOU LIKE THE GIFT THAT YOU GOT?
YOU WOULD NOT SO LIKE IT ANYMORE.
IT IS NORMAL THAT WHEN YOU GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE, THAT YOU ALSO SAY SOMETHING.
YOU SAY, FOR EXAMPLE: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THIS IS MY GIFT FOR YOU.”
OR YOU SAY: “DEAR BROTHER, YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR ME, THEREFORE I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL GIFT.”
 
IN THE SAME WAY YOU MUST SPEAK TO GOD.
YOU GIVE SOMETHING TO GOD, AND THEN YOU SPEAK TO GOD.
ABRAM SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN TO GOD BEFORE HE GAVE THE OFFERING TO GOD.
ABRAM SHOULD ALSO HAVE SPOKEN TO GOD WHILE HE WAS CUTTING THE ANIMALS IN TWO.
ABRAM DID SPEAK TO GOD AFTER HE FELL IN A DARK SLEEP. BUT THEN IT WAS ALREADY A LITTLE TOO LATE.
 
ABRAM DID NOT PRAY SO SERIOUSLY BEFORE HE BROUGHT THE OFFERING TO GOD.
ABRAM OFFERED WITHOUT THINKING MUCH.
ABRAM WAS NOT SO SERIOUS. HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO, BUT HE DID IT WITHOUT LOVE FOR GOD.
 
ALL OFFERINGS THAT YOU BRING TO GOD MUST BE GIVEN IN THE RIGHT WAY.
THAT ALWAYS MEANS THAT YOU PRAY TO GOD IN A SERIOUS AND DIRECT WAY.
 
BUT THE PRAYER ITSELF IS ALSO AN OFFERING.
I WANT TO EXPLAIN YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT PRAYER.
PRAYER IS AN OFFERING TO GOD.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU GIVE YOUR PRAYER TO GOD.
THE OFFERING OF PRAYER MUST ALSO BE PURE.
YOU CANNOT JUST SAY ANYTHING TO GOD.
 
DID YOU SOMETIMES SEE PEOPLE WHO SPEAK A LONG PRAYER BUT THEY HAVE NO LOVE IN THEIR HEART FOR GOD?
SOME PEOPLE PRAY LIKE THAT. THEY READ THEIR PRAYER AS IF IT IS FROM A BOOK.
OR THEY MAKE THE PRAYER SOUND VERY NICE, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS MORE LIKE A PLAY, LIKE AN ACT. SUCH A PRAYER IS NOT REAL.
WHEN YOU SPEAK TO GOD, YOU ALWAYS MUST SPEAK WITH MUCH RESPECT FOR GOD.
AND YOU MUST HAVE DEEP LOVE FOR GOD.
YOU MUST ALSO BE HUMBLE.
YOU MUST KNOW THAT GOD IS THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR.
YOU CANNOT TREAT GOD AS YOUR SERVANT.
 
SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING GOD TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR PROBLEMS.
THEN YOU TREAT GOD AS IF HE IS YOUR SERVANT.
IT IS VERY WRONG TO DO THAT.
WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, YOU CAN ASK GOD TO HELP YOU.
BUT YOU MUST BE SERIOUS THEN.
YOU MUST ALSO KEEP YOUR PROMISES TO GOD THAT YOU WILL DO WHAT GOD TELLS YOU TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO SOLVE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS.
GOD CAN HELP YOU, BUT YOU MUST DO WHAT GOD SAYS TO YOU.
 
PRAYER TO GOD IS AN OFFERING.
AN OFFERING IS A GIFT.
AND A GIFT IS SOMETHING THAT GOD MUST LIKE.
YOU MUST MAKE SURE THAT GOD LIKES YOUR PRAYER.
GOD MUST FEEL HAPPY WHEN YOU SPEAK TO GOD.
 
WHEN YOU HAVE DONE YOUR OWN THINGS DURING THE DAY, THEN YOU HAVE BECOME IMPURE.
WHEN YOU ARE IMPURE, YOU CANNOT SPEAK A NICE PRAYER TO GOD.
ABRAM WAS IMPURE WHEN HE BROUGHT THE OFFERING.
THEREFORE, ABRAM COULD NOT PRAY IN THE RIGHT WAY.
HE WAS A LITTLE ARROGANT.
 
BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD PRAYER, YOU MUST CLEANSE YOURSELF.
ACTUALLY, YOU CAN ONLY PRAY RIGHT IF YOU HAVE DONE GOD’S WILL.
YOU CANNOT DO EVIL THINGS AND THEN JUST GO TO GOD IN PRAYER.
YOU CANNOT PRAY TO GOD IN THE RIGHT WAY IF YOU ARE LIVING IN THE WRONG WAY.
 
SO, YOUR PRAYER BEGINS WITH YOUR GOOD LIFE.
WHEN YOU DO YOUR MISSION, THEN YOU CAN ALSO HAVE A GOOD PRAYER.
THEN YOU CAN OFFER YOUR PRAYER IN THE RIGHT WAY TO GOD.


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1 comment:

  1. "To offer means to become united with God".
    Just like a child who will give a piece of its
    bread to his mum just to substantialise the
    conscient emotion going on between them two.
    I guess this is right, isn't it. Hmmm !

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