“I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 18:18-20
Here is a classic verse used by the name it claim it crowd. They call out and say all we have to do is have another person agree with us and it will happen.
It doesn’t happen that way. What ever we ask should be in accordance with God’s will.
If we truly love God, are studying the Bible and are in prayer to him our ways will slowly become his ways.
God knows what we can handle and what we need and he will provide.
What we need to do is what Paul is saying to the Colosssians,
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:16,17.
Over the centuries there has been a lot of negative things done in the name of Jesus. Things that have brought ill repute to the name of Christ. Things done because man wanted to do them. God did not.
I know of one group that went as far as saying to pray and ask God to change the fillings of their teeth to gold.
Nothing happened but some actually believed it was going to happen. You see they were misguided by those who misinterpreted the above verse where two or three agree.
The leaders of their congregation made them a laughing stock.
This should serve as a warning. We need to be careful what we ask for and ask that the will of the father be done and accept that will as Jesus did.
Jesus set the example in the garden of Gethsemane when knowing what was ahead of him he prayed,
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
Luke 22:42
As Christians we need to examine carefully how we pray and what we pray for. Do you?
Think about it.
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