What did the following four men have in common: Moses, Balaam, Joshua, and Samuel? Each was praying when he should have been performing. Prayer can be a spiritual substitute in place of doing what we know God wants us to do. Someone has said, “You can be so sweet, you become sticky.” Well, is it not also true that some people become so “spiritual,” they’re sickening?
There are scores of things in the Bible we need not waste our time in prayer about. For example, when a brother or sister has a legitimate need, and we have the means by us, we need not bend the knee but, rather, should put out our hand. Any and all situations in life when we know what God wants of us, and we refuse to do it, then it is sin (James 4:17). And no amount of prayer will excuse or exempt us.
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