just prayed.. i’m so sorry.. just remember how perfect and whole God’s peace is. he’ll give you lots of that during this time if you ask it if him. just remember also that Jesus is coming soon, which means y’all will be reunited soon! hallelujah ❤️
John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. -- Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
@@n.b.0212I strongly agree with you. We're ALL sinners. We ALL sin, and fall short. No one perfect. GOD knows our hearts, we should also have a heart of repentance and changed behavior.
Prayer is the key that opens many doors that otherwise cannot be opened. Through prayer, God gives us an opportunity to ask and talk to Him. He knows the outcomes, but He allows us to have choices.
Erm, yes, just like Satan had, the choice, to revisit heaven, or present, his asinine opinions, about how loyal or not, Job was, too? May I then ask, how, he - a fully premeditated, conscious, traitor, could do this, @mattmoeller1105 ? Whilst most humans, for just being, descended, from two semi ignorant, Eden, traitors - cannot? Also, did He know, outcome, of leaving Leviticus 25, around, in any long term way... or, of the Inquisition? And slave, trade. As some of that, would apparently, take more than prayer, to resolve. Even, slowly.
Nonsense. If He already knows the outcome you’re simply following a preprogrammed script written by a director that cannot be wrong. There is no autonomy or personal choice in that.
@@toreyhorton1789I can fly out to wherever you are and come slap you with cheese seems is that preprogrammed oh wait 30 min before I will chug a smoothie with lemon Juice and eat a banana then when I …… do u see the point your lying saying if YOU didn’t make THAT decision
The correct word is YOU’RE. I can see the level of intelligence I’m dealing with here. Counterfeit Christians are so ignorant and violent. If YOUR (use the word correctly) Creator knew you would do that thousands or millions of years before you were even created then YES you were preprogrammed to do exactly what HE EXPECTED His -CREATION- INVENTION to do. So, because I’m not dumb I don’t see YOUR point.
0:26: 🙏 This video explores the question of whether our prayers can change God's mind. 3:54: 💡 The video discusses the question of whether our prayers can change God's mind and emphasizes the importance of obedience to the Bible regardless of the outcome. 7:56: 🔄 Theology is important because it helps answer the question of whether God changes his mind based on new information. 11:46: 🙏 Prayer can change God's mind and bring about healing and blessings in one's life. 15:41: 😢 God was grieved by the wickedness of mankind, but it doesn't mean He had second thoughts about creating them. Recap by Tammy AI
My favorite prayer is the one Jesus prays before going to the cross : " “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36
That's how I try to pray now. "I'd like you to do this, but also help me be okay with a no". I'm trying hard to not see asking to be ok with a no as unbelief because prosperity gospel preachers have made us think faith is the force that makes, (makes) God answer, so if he doesn't answer it's your faith, it's missing tithe, it's cos he's punishing you.... Watch me pray a prayer like Jesus did and they'll probably tell me off because accepting a no to my prayer is not faith.
I remember studying that chapter in Exodus (32) and thinking the same thing, but I knew He is all-knowing and you can't change His mind. What I came up with is He loves us so much that he doesn't mind involving us at times in his plan. It makes us feel good that we can have "sorta" executive decisions in the outcome all though the outcome was already Written or planned. And in Jonah, he knew the people of Nineveh would repent. Obviously, because God is all-knowing. Also, it helps us exercise our faith. God knew he was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah but he let Abraham (Gen 18) in on what he was going to do. He allowed Abraham to try to "save" this city but he was showing Abraham how wicked that place really was. And prayers really really work especially if you have the gift of Prayer Intercession you know exactly what I mean. In the book of Daniel 10, you see the angel came to him after his fast and said "I would have been here sooner but I was detained by the prince of Persia" The enemy would try everything in the spiritual realm to not let your prayer go through. SO KEEP PRAYING
Great word brother Allen! Very well explained. The very moment we can fully comprehend God with our feeble mind, He then stops being God. We don’t need to always know the why behind His actions or commandments, we just need to fully trust Him and obey Him.
There is a difference between a mystery behind God, and a blatant contradiction. God hasn't determined everything. He has, through sovereignty, made the decision for us to make choices. And the choice to pray, that prayer is taken into consideration by God before making a decision. Prayer is powerful because it's influential. It's influential because God's decisions are based partially in our prayers.
I Thank you Jesus, that even in times of need, despair, and brokenness, you are there for me. Please, put your arms around me and my children. I trust you Heavenly Father no matter what. Like many other single parents things are tough on me. Both of my sons are special needs. I’m constantly struggling to provide for them and now that I’m home schooling them my hours to work are limited. I’m overwhelmed. Father God hear my prayers. My faith in you is strong! Even as I constantly struggle to pay my rent. And I constantly struggle to provide groceries for my children. I’m keeping faith. Walking with faith is the most important thing us christian’s can do. That’s why love compassion and prayers are all we truly need. Please keep me and my boys in your prayers. Prayers are all I NEED!
Praying for your family right now. We also have struggles in our family and I find this verse comforting: And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Father God, please bless this lady and her children’s too have a abundance life - in Jesus name, and please lord bless her life to be more easy for her too take care of her children’s. And feed them lord amen I 🙏
From my experience with prayers. God knows everything, but God tend to act when we humble ourselves and invite him to intervene in our lives. I've had him help me with my illness, career, family issues etc. And looking back, if I did not pray, my life would have been in a complete mess and I probably wouldn't have been alive today. So just pray about everything like the Bible commands. Be blessed!
Ay you know what.....what you said was so simple and basic but yet so powerful.....because at times we all get tired of praying or tired of waiting or tired of things happening where we say what's the use or maybe God won't come thru this time.....I think even when you said humbling.....that makes me think of times when you dont wanna pray, resist praying but find yourself saying God I cant do it alone and pray anyway.....God rewards that like they say.
It's all in your head. Your god is imaginary. It doesn't do anything for anybody. Do you think all those starving and sick children all over the world aren't humble enough? Just think about it.
@salserokorsou We humble ourselves before GOD.He is faithful and merciful. I believe in GOD, the creator of heavens and earth. Let us please our wills to GOD.
Join me in this prayer. The more that pray it the stronger it gets. Pray God’s will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Pray God protects and blesses the children. Pray for the truth to be revealed. Pray God lifts the scales from the lukewarm and lost eyes, opens their ears and soften their hearts. Pray God strengthens His children, gives them more discernment, pours more Fire on them and wakes them up. Pray the end times harvest will increase. Pray God exposes the evil people and brings them to justice. Pray for repentance to fall upon and sweep across America 🇺🇸
Praise God Last night I was struggling to pray because I thought, “why do I have to pray to an all-knowing God with perfect character? Surely I’m not here to convince him to do something even I would do in my flawed state…”. A timely video Thank you 🙏
I understand what you have said . It did not complicate me . Sometime if you go to God in prayer then he will give you a more better understanding to explain it for those who want to understand . He said with all thy getting get understanding . Sometimes you may have to fast and pray for understanding.
I think that prayer is like baptism. It’s an act of obedience. God would give you what you need regardless if you pray but when you pray and then get your needs met, you are more grateful and loving towards Him and your relationship will grow stronger and you will more likely to be drawn to make decisions out of love for Him (doing the right thing like minister to others instead of selfish self indulging acts).
Good, now, was Torquemada, Calvin... and erm... others, too? Shown, what to prayer for, apply, or interpret... that is. Re policy, etc. Or Augustine of Hippo, on assorted, topics - and so forth? Meantime, I heard... Satan, was a sinner... And he got, heard... at least, once? Viz Job.@@briangardner1361
Collin, so you are good with prayer being nothing more than meaningless chatter? Did Jesus pray because He was bored? Didn't have TV to kill spare time? What our brother Allen did was negate many scriptures including the following two: Matthew 6:7 But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. James 5:16 Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
This verse came to mind also: “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 5:14-15). Emphasis on asking "according to His will," His will always being the best outcome...which explains why sometimes our prayers may not be answered the way we want, or even at all, if God knows the answer we want wouldn't be for the best. Great video Allen, I always learn something!
Jesus also kept the seventh day Holy as commanded. Yet this channel rejects tis command. If the Sabbath was good enough for Jesus, shouldn't it be good so much more for us? The whole Bible is true, not just what Allen Parr picks and chooses.
The mind of God is unfathomable but I rest assured that He loves me/us. I don't whether our prayers change God's mind but I thank God for the times when He has reassured me that I am truly loved when I have failed or felt totally lost in in this life. Amen. Hallelujah!
You explained it well. I am not confused. I love the way you describe the scriptures you are truly Anointed brother. May Our Lord and Savior bless us with your messages 🙏 thank you Pastor Parr.❤😊
This was such an interesting topic!! It really was kind of a mind twister😵💫 Most of my prayers have become like ‘thanks for the blessings’ or ‘help me to understand why this bad thing is happening’, ‘forgive me for this or that’. Plenty of things to pray for even if everything is already decided.
You don’t want God to change his mind either! Imagine if he woke up one day and decided he doesn’t love you. God’s unchanging nature is how we can feel secure in his arms!
(Matthew 6:9-13) When you pray.. pray like this .. Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever in JESUS name Amen 🙏🏽
This video is a bunch of Calvinist distortions and is typical of what happens when human beings apply themselves to the issue of God's will. I don't believe that you are correct on this and my key Scripture on this is Esther 4:14. Which implies strongly that Esther's decisions will change the future. Just like our prayers or lack thereof will change the future. God is not in charge of human decisions but rather shapes the future in spite of them (If Esther does one thing, Deliverance for the Jews will come from elsewhere). Yes God does know what will take place in the future, he could hardly not from his vantage point outside time. But he doesn't determine human decisions. Human agency is real and vital as the tapestry of actions in time plays out. For us, nothing is yet determined as we don't have God's vantage point. As you say human's can't and don't overcome God's overall purpose with their decisions, but there is also a space in which human agency is not just an illusion but is real and vital and literally changes the outcome of history. This also applies to prayer. Because we pray, history will unfold differently than it would if we didn't. As time proceeds God is responsive to human decisions. This is where Calvinism and its idea of divine determinism is totally wrong and unbiblical. One of the important implications is human responsibility for our actions and their consequences as the passage in Esther points out. Without this important truth, you introduce culpability to God which then causes God's goodness and righteousness to fall apart. Calvinists never consider this when they overreach in their understanding of God's omnipotence. Human agency is frighteningly real and impactful. God allows a whole lot of stuff because of it. If God knows who will be saved at this moment in time then scriptures like 2 Peter 3:9 are just lies. What is the point of God wanting people to be saved if he has omnisciently predetermined who will be saved ahead of time? From human perspective in time no decision is "pre-determined" as it hasn't been made yet and when it is made it will shape events in the tapestry of the time-event continuum. That is the reality of the human perspective in time. Yes God knows what people will choose from his vantage point outside of time, but how events will go down depends on human decisions and agency in the here and now and human agency is real. So if we act and pray, things may change. God is not sitting there saying oh, I didn't know you were going to make that decision. Of course he is omniscient, but his omnipotence isn't worked out in human decisions or God would be culpable, and God is not culpable. That is why you are wrong when you say "when we pray, we are not giving God new information that would make him change his mind". You see, you are wrong on this with regard to your theology or you make a total lie of the scriptures. So God's omniscience doesn't really have much implication for us, as it assumes God's position outside time. It is therefore only relevant to God. This is HOW God is responsive as you point out later in the video. He reacts to human decisions based on what choices people make within time. In dealing with the last section of this Video, God's purpose was NEVER to destroy Israel. God is ALWAYS good. God responded to Israel's evil by warning them and then allowing them to face the consequences of their actions despite his reluctance.
In regards to the passages that seem to show that God changed his mind, I would say that at least some of those passages contrast God's justice and God's love. When God responded according to his justice towards the sin of people he declared judgement against the people. But when the people repented or someone interceded on their behalf, God responded according to his love and mercy. So the two responses do not contradict God's nature because he is both perfectly just and loving. In the case of Moses, he was a type of Christ interceding for the people who were about to face God's wrath and Moses intercession in grief for the people as Christ atonement led God's mercy to take over and overwrite the sentence of his justice. What God has planned or predestined to happen will always come to pass whether we pray or not. But God is not pleased to accomplish what he has ordained to happen among men without the faith of men. Jesus for instance told Mary that if she believed she will see the glory of God. He was saying that in regard of the resurrection of Lazarus that he had already planned to perform. But he was looking for someone to believe that he could raise Lazarus. Unfortunately, Jesus found no one who was able to believe that and he wept. The weeping wasn't because Lazarus was dead, since he already knew that he was going to raise him back to life, but the weeping was because people couldn't believe that Lazarus will come back to life after countless signs and wonders Jesus had already demonstrated among them; including many cases of resurrection. Finally, Jesus ended up raising Lazarus back to life with his own faith through a prayer of supplication to God. Because the people who were unbelieving were underserving to witness the miracle. So prayer is a way through which we express our faith in regard of what God has planned to accomplish or can accomplish. Prayer can be an expression of faith in regard of what God can do, or has planned to do. Sometimes prayer can be a plea of mercy to God to increase our faith. Like Jesus when he was at gethsemane. Jesus prayed in regard of what God had planned to accomplish through the cross. And he was strengthened through an angel. I believe he grew in faith in order to embrace the cross. In order to believe that he was going to overcome all the persecutions and not give up his cup of sufferings. In summary, we pray to express our faith or to grow in faith in light of what God can do or has already planned to do.
ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, EVOLUTIONISM, and RELIGIOUS FANATICISM WILL NOT LAST on EARTH FOREVER Atheists , Agnostics, and Evolutionists who are boasting and claiming that God doesn't exist and even if existing is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the True and Sovereign God in opposition and defiance of what were written in Matthew 22: 37 and John 17: 3 and Jehovah's Witnesses, SDAs, Mormons, Catholics, Baptists, Born Again Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of RELIGIONS in the world who believe and preach the false teachings and doctrines of the Pastors and Leaders of Religions about "Armageddon", "immortality of the souls or the heaven and hellfire", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" in opposition and defiance of what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26. will never be glorified in their make-believe and fairy tale Heaven nor tortured for eternity in their invented and fictitious Hell but just become worthless and useless dusts on earth forever after their natural deaths. ETERNAL LIFE and EXISTENCE for FOLLOWERS of JESUS CHRIST and WORSHIPPERS of HIS GOD and FATHER All imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings who submit to the authority of Jesus Christ as the One given by God all authority in heaven and on earth as written in Matthew 28: 18 and believe too his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" as written in Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26 are the loving, kind, respectful, and submissive persons on earth who can be trusted with anything and are worthy and deserving of the True and Sovereign God's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and EXISTENCE without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, immoral, traitors, perverts, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4, 8. All human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6 but all followers of Jesus Christ and worshippers of the True and Sovereign God who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ's early disciples, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless dusts forever, instead, in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26, Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the "KINGDOM of GOD" and fully enjoy his and God's eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings for eternity under his loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection as the True and Sovereign God's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.
My understanding of this is that God has determined every consequence of every action we take. So He knows that if you deny Him, you will be in hell. Same that if you believe in Him, you will be in heaven. This is also where free will comes in to play. He allows us to make choices. He has already determined the outcome based on our choice and knows our hearts when we make said choice (aka the chances of us going back on our choice if the decision was already weakly/strongly made). It’s kind of like when you know someone will go back to smoking after they quit, because they weakly choose to quit every weekend. Except on an entirely different level. So that’s why we should still pray. God knows and has predetermined the consequences if we don’t trust in Him, but He still allows us to make the choice. That, I believe, is why He’s saddened by our choices. He knows what greatness He has set apart for us if we had just made the right choices. But He’s also a just God, so if we make poor choices we will experience the consequences.
Makes sense. If everything is already ordained, that's not faith, that's fatalistic. There's a reason why even the Son doesn't know when Revelations is coming.
Our Prayers do not change God's mind, for God is Sovereign and man is not, our Prayers align us with God's Will! God changes our Mind through Prayer! not the other way around, it is God that changes us! from Sin to Repentance, from Death to Life, from Hatred to Love, by drawing us to the feet of Christ. God changes us.
Amen, our temple bodies are the house of prayer, God is sovereign. Matthew 6:9-12 👑 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
For some victories, we have to prove that we’ll do the right thing when the wrong thing is happening. We have to be good to people that are not being good to us. We have to stay in faith when it’s not fair, when it’s taking longer than it should, when it doesn’t look like it’s ever going to work out. How bad do you want what God promised? If you give up easily, you don’t want it bad enough. If you let people discourage you, bad breaks talk you out of it, delays cause you to quit believing, then it’s going to keep you from God’s best.
I don't believe God changes His mind because He comes into new information He didn't previously have access to. If He is all knowing, there is no "new" information for Him. God changes His mind because prayers appease His anger.
I can not understand how a man of God shows his branded tattoo to world especially and in particularly a Pastor, it’s perplexing. Romans 12:2 2 Timothy 2:13
I can not stop praying or believing in Healing ,miracles. We have Sever Autism children on this earth who need all our prayers. Severe Autism children, people are isolated. Never stop praying for Healing.
If it is true that God determines everything that happens and is going to happen, the difficult question is not "Why pray?" but "Why did God decreed and determined for the israelites to party all-night, practice sexual immorality and idolatry?".
God sees everything and every possibility. So if you do A then God will do B but if you do C then God does D. So it's God responding to the decision you made. God sees every choice even before it's made.
Yes because Abraham talked to God about sparing the righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah and he did after he told him,Lot and his family was spared because of it.
No God can't change his mind. If u pray for something. No because I been praying of same thing over and over . No nothing. Is not rich or be important.
You did a great job; and yes it's still confusing. I rest in the fact that me trying to understand everything about God is a little prideful because comparing my brain capacity to His Is laughable. I need two trust :)
BECAUSE YOU WILL MISS OUT ON THE BEST RELATIONSHIP YOU EVER WILL HAVE, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH GOOD WORD IN THE WORLD TO DESCRIBE IT, HIS LOVE AS A FATHER, IS OUT OF THIS WORLD, NOTHING TO COMPARE IT WITH, NOTHING.
The way I look at it as this: God always makes the first move, and we are respondent to Him, however he responds back and reveals Himself when it’s the right time according to Him.
Key is to pray in Faith, and be obedient. God doesn't owe us explanations. Romans 3: 10-11 I believe Favor is granted from God through our faith. We must trust God's timing!
If God is eternal as we know He is, He already knows the past, present, and future for all of us, so our prayers don't actually change His mind because He already knows what we will pray for and when we will pray for it. Prayer is just us acknowledging God in our lives and our need for His help.
my goodness this video was a true amazing blessing I enjoyed it very much you did a great job on helping us understand gods sovereignty.. God bless You pastor Allen
I've been praying for 3 months now for a job. I've been sitting at home doing nothing going for interviews and and no results from it but instead they give me one reason or the other telling me i can't get the job, I'm tired and hopeless now,i think God has abandoned me or he isn't listening. Please pray for me, i hope i come back here to testify soon. Thank you all
If someone helped God to do something for the good of mankind he would not say no to something that made things better for his people and not to harm them.
This was my struggle for a few years after what I believed God was leading me in was now changed due to my waywardness. I see now that God’s purpose may be the same. Even though seasons in my life will change. This has helped me focus on God’s purpose and plan, including his direction in my life and what it’s purposed for rather than earthly and fleshly changes. Thank you brother Allen for this!
God loves genuine worships. He loves it when we praises Him. He is delighted when we give Him thanks. When we honor God in every thing we do and say in goodness we worship God.🌹🕊️ God's blessings to you and your ministry 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I believe God hears and answers our prayers. But, when does He hear our prayers? I'm certain He heard our prayers even before the world began. Is it then not possible that our prayers might somehow "influence" God's sovereign and providential hand as He seeks to answer our prayers throughout time?
Prayer isn't about us asking God for stuff. He's not our genie. Prayer is also about US listening to HIM. Prayer is time spent with God, our heavenly Father, with an attitude of humility. Sure, God knows what we're about to ask for, but He wants to HEAR it from us. Prayer helps us to grow our faith & become spiritually mature.
We are commanded to ask for things. If we are walking after the Spirit and not the flesh, then there is no reason we would be asking for anything that God would not be pleased giving to us, as long as it is in accordance with His will. We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God. Here are some things I have asked for, maybe it can help bless you as well! -I asked to do more for God because I love Him. -I asked for Him to help me stay in the Word because I know when I stray from it the influence of the flesh begins to overpower the spirit. -I asked for an increase of the fruits of the spirit. Prayer has increased my faith tremendously in God because as I asked Him for all of these things, I witnessed Him pave the way for all of these requests.
As a teenager I had the argument that “whatever happens is supposed to happen, so why do I need to pray?” So glad He has taught me differently since then! How could I have a relationship with Him without speaking to Him?
Through prayer, we make requests, we petition, and offer thanksgiving! Prayer-communing, partnership, and agreement with the father… Through prayer we permit the purpose and plans of God to be carried out in our lives in all situations🙌🙌 The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man avails much!!!
Moses interceding with God for the Hebrews who fell into idolatry was an image of Jesus interceding with God for all of us who have fallen into sin. It is right and just of God to reserve us for judgement and punishment for sin, and so it is also good and amazing for God to show us mercy through Christ. The fact that God changes His mind to give us mercy does not mean His judgement was incorrect or that God was wrong, The judgement stands correct, but He has given us mercy because He is a loving and tender God.
I'm glad the Bible tells us plainly that we're just not going to understand how God operates or his plans, because I'm not gonna lie, I don't understand his ways most of the time, and it can be really frustrating. But I keep praying
Who are the FOLLOWERS of the ANTI-CHRISTS? ANSWER - All Jehovah's Witnesses, SDAs, Mormons, Catholics, Baptists, Born Again Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of RELIGIONS in the world who believe and preach the false teachings and doctrines of their Pastors and Leaders about "Armageddon", "immortality of the souls", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" in opposition and rejection of what were written in the Bible, in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26.
Who are the FOLLOWERS of JESUS CHRIST? ANSWER - All persons on earth who honor and obey Jesus Christ as their Heavenly Master and King and believe his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" in submission and obedience to what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26. What is the Creator's favor and reward for followers of Jesus Christ? ANSWER - Eternal Life and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, immoral and perverts, traitors, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4, 8. How will followers of Jesus Christ live and exist on earth eternally if they just die and turn into worthless and useless dusts on earth? ANSWER - All human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6 but all followers of Jesus Christ and worshippers of the Creator who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless dusts forever, instead, in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26, Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the "KINGDOM of GOD" and fully enjoy his and the Creator's eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings for eternity under his loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.
You’re so close it would make so much more sense if you would just stop the Calvinism if you were just stops viewing all scriptures through a Calvinistic lens, then you would actually get it
Amen!! It is so unfortunate because lots of them are good teachers. But I cringe whenever they desperately try to fit in their calvinistic doctrine into the Bible when it just. Does. Not. work. The amount of cognitive dissonance is just shocking.. it’s getting really hard to look past that..
It really depends if it is God's will. We only pray for His will, not ours. For example, we can pray for God to change people's wicked hearts, not happening because He does not force anyone or we can pray for God to change His prophecy, not happening because it is all planned before time.
So glad you made this video. I have wondered that a lot lately with the end times we are in. I understood it easily. And I will continue to pray as I don't know how God will handle certain situations or if He is just waiting for us to talk to Him about it. Thank you brother Parr.
Thank you kind Pastor, our GOD Almighty Father is oh so merciful and wonderful with all Praise, Honor, and Glory to GOD Almighty in the name of Jesus Christ forevermore. Amen and Amen.
Good Word..Good Content… Thank you so much Brother Allen…You did a great job explaining and backing up scripture about prayer. As I watched I prayed to God to show me the understanding of the question posed and how does He (GOD) feel about it. As I sat two or more important scriptures came to me. 1) Genesis 2:16,17 where God told Adam not the eat from tree of knowledge of good and evil do not eat from it for if you do eat from it …you will die. What I found interesting was that God did not tell Adam why you shouldn’t eat from it God told Adam the results from eating from this particular tree. Remember also, the prayer time or fellowship with Father God and Adam was no longer in the cool of he day with personal relationship with Father God.. We now through Jesus Christ can have fellowship in the cool of the day and All Night…😊🙌 Adam was supposed to accept what God said without questioning…Why?? Because God knows best.. He is a Good Good Father. As You stated in your message Brother Allen God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts.. we will NEVER “know” The Mind of God because then He would not be God. He owed NO One an explanation… we have to be content Knowing That he instructs us to pray all throughout HIS Word.. he commands that for fellowship. I may not have an understanding why an All Knowing God would command us to pray when he knows the end results of the prayer. Also don’t forget Jesus died on the cross for us to have access to Our Heavenly Father..by the veil was rent in two so that we can now boldly petition the very throne of God to tell him ALL our concerns and secrets… what a PRIVILEGE!! Hallelujah!!👏👏👏👏Thank You Jesus. So I agree with Brother Allen that this question can be difficult to explain so .. I did the best to explain like Brother Allen. I would like to pose a different aspect of this question: Instead of the question why pray… I ask why NOT pray(talk) with The God of Heaven and Earth… You mean I have access to The One and True Living God just through prayer… Wow….That’s PRICELESS 😊👏🙌👍🫡🙏👊
Similar to how the Disciples got Anxious and Confused when Joshua (Jesus) didn't return quickly, and New Testament authors had to eventually write in a "second coming", so too did the Egyptians waiting for Moses to return. There was some confusion and violence and Aaron had to play along with their Egyptian Idolatry, to save himself as they waited for their LEADER to return. May the similar Graceless Pagan Forbidden Egyptian IDOLATRY and HUMAN SACRIFICE in the Church of the "New Covenant" fall and God be worshipped. (As Daniel predicted) We are to worship and love God, REPENT, turn away from sin and PAUL'S TEACHINGS OF SPIRITUAL CRIPPLEDNESS and Help Each other and the Creation we were given, as a receipt of His Love. Get SAVED by GOD... It's Yom Kippur..🚸
Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
God NEVER changes His mind, nor does He repent as man does because He can’t. For that to happen, it would mean He is not God. God’s divine, moral character and nature never changes; however, God can relent (or soften His response) when people heed His warnings, repent and change their minds about sin by turning from it and turning to Him. I thank God for your easy to understand teachings. They have blessed me so much! God bless you.
Prayer is not a magic spell that is meant to manipulate God into changing the outward circumstances. Sadly, for many people, it's just that. Paul was right, when he wrote: "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought..." (Romans 8,26) Most grace age believers in Jesus Christ pray like a Jew under the law, because that's what all churches understand and do. Prayer has to do with a real relationship with our Father as justified sons and daughters in Christ, and that relationship is so much different than God's relationship with the children of Israel under the law. Children don't have any maturity and understanding, they have to do what they are told (law). We, on the other hand, should learn to live as mature sons under grace, and know by the doctrine what our Father is and isn't doing. And that is why God does *not* deal with us according to his omnipotence ("... for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." (Matthew 6,8), because that would be exactly the opposite of an intimate, personal relationship. Now you know why the letters of our apostle Paul are so different from the gospels - two different dispensations, two different groups, two different purposes.
GOD doesnt change His mind. GOD was getting Moses to intercede for the people and to pray that they weren't wiped out. GOD wanted to have mercy for His people.
I’m so thankful for the knowledge I receive from this channel! Thanks for sharing. I’ve learned so much since subscribing a while back very informative.
If God decrees everything down to every thought word and action it would be confusing as to why God would change his action in our lives but if God decrees that we can make real meaningful choices in our lives then the if/then statements in scripture make sense. If you repent then I will relent from judgement. We certainly see God stepping in and decreeing things in the scripture but that doesn't automatically mean God decrees EVERYTHING that we do. No temptation has overtaken you except that which is common to all mankind and God is faithful and will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able. When Christian's sin or resist the holy spirit that is on us not God's decree in my estimation.
Excellent explanation for such a complex relationship with our Father. I believe pray is important to our Father for many reasons mainly to center out thoughts and minds on him.❤
Powerful and good message, it requieres a lot of humility of heart to understand the balance between a person actions and God’s plan. Thanks for your work
Obviously God can determine to answer prayers before you even pray them, but he's still choosing to or not to respond to what he knows you're going to pray in the future. This is why I have no problem with praying for something after it's happened, and I don't know how it went. For example I forgot to pray that my Son would have a good school trip, so I prayed at the end of the trip it would be good because I knew God knew I was going to pray late, and therefore he could still answer my late prayer because he knew what it would be before I was even born, which was way before the school trip. Me being late doesn't matter to an omniscient God who is outside of time.
Thank you for this video. I’m going to watch it over and over again to really get it down pack. Thanks again PS on Saturday. I finally finish your book. It was very good and I’m going to read it again that way I can get more and more out of your book. Thanks.
When you understand God's sovereignty, it is challenging to reconcile why He would command us to pray and if our prayers are necessary. This video has been helpful. I appreciated the distinction you made between God's warning and God's purpose and the hypothetical example you gave about warning your child to clean his room. Thank you, Brother Allen!
I disagree that you know your son will repent and clean his room. God may be all knowing, but to be all knowing about events and then acting in this knowledge with foreknowledge of our response would mean that theres no such thing as free will. We would essentially be a mechanical toy to be manipulated in whatever way it pleases Him. God doesnt change his mind because we present new information or a better way. He changes it because he is a compassionate and merciful God. Our pain and tears move Him because he created us and feels a sense of responsibility for those of us who call on and rely on Him.
Men have free will. Everything is our choices. NOTHING is predetermined. Pray? P RAY! Behaves just like LIGHT. P RAY, in through axis, out through focus. YOUR perspective and perceptions! Where your focus is, your energy goes! Words are super confused, on purpose. YOU have to clarify intention. When you ask, you aren't really asking! LIKE, a manager or teacher! Always thank, it's polite. God's kids, authority in his realm, our world. All need YOUR consent, you have free will. Command, not demand or begging. Amen, means 'so be it'. A verbal command prompt! YOU can only affect YOUR life, all have free will. STOP crying out to God, no one likes a cry baby. YOU are in control of your life experience. King of Kings, right? All must be King! Sovereign being. The kingdom of God on Earth like Heaven. This is our choice.
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Please pray for me. My dad suddenly passed away yesterday. Pray for my family. My mom and little sis.
So sorry for your loss. Praying for your family right now.
Prayers for you and your family. The Holy spirit will send you comfort in your grief and hold you in His loving Arms. In Jesus loving name.
So sorry for your loss . One day there will no more tears , he will wipe away all our tears . It is written 💜
just prayed.. i’m so sorry.. just remember how perfect and whole God’s peace is. he’ll give you lots of that during this time if you ask it if him. just remember also that Jesus is coming soon, which means y’all will be reunited soon! hallelujah ❤️
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I think God also looks at our hearts to see the motivation behind our prayers. Are we ready and mature enough for what we are asking as well.
John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
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Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
I’m sorry for your loss! 😢 I’ll be including your family in prayer 🙏
@@BeatChemistrybut aren't we all sinners in some sort of way? Is his will to repent? Then our prayers are heard?
@@n.b.0212I strongly agree with you. We're ALL sinners. We ALL sin, and fall short. No one perfect. GOD knows our hearts, we should also have a heart of repentance and changed behavior.
@@mizzrita01 yes maam
Prayer is the key that opens many doors that otherwise cannot be opened. Through prayer, God gives us an opportunity to ask and talk to Him. He knows the outcomes, but He allows us to have choices.
Erm, yes, just like Satan had, the choice, to revisit heaven, or present, his asinine opinions, about how loyal or not, Job was, too?
May I then ask, how, he - a fully premeditated, conscious, traitor, could do this, @mattmoeller1105 ?
Whilst most humans, for just being, descended, from two semi ignorant, Eden, traitors - cannot?
Also, did He know, outcome, of leaving Leviticus 25, around, in any long term way... or, of the Inquisition?
And slave, trade. As some of that, would apparently, take more than prayer, to resolve. Even, slowly.
Especially when you're praying according to God's will..
Nonsense.
If He already knows the outcome you’re simply following a preprogrammed script written by a director that cannot be wrong.
There is no autonomy or personal choice in that.
@@toreyhorton1789I can fly out to wherever you are and come slap you with cheese seems is that preprogrammed oh wait 30 min before I will chug a smoothie with lemon Juice and eat a banana then when I …… do u see the point your lying saying if YOU didn’t make THAT decision
The correct word is YOU’RE.
I can see the level of intelligence I’m dealing with here.
Counterfeit Christians are so ignorant and violent.
If YOUR (use the word correctly) Creator knew you would do that thousands or millions of years before you were even created then YES you were preprogrammed to do exactly what HE EXPECTED His -CREATION- INVENTION to do.
So, because I’m not dumb I don’t see YOUR point.
0:26: 🙏 This video explores the question of whether our prayers can change God's mind.
3:54: 💡 The video discusses the question of whether our prayers can change God's mind and emphasizes the importance of obedience to the Bible regardless of the outcome.
7:56: 🔄 Theology is important because it helps answer the question of whether God changes his mind based on new information.
11:46: 🙏 Prayer can change God's mind and bring about healing and blessings in one's life.
15:41: 😢 God was grieved by the wickedness of mankind, but it doesn't mean He had second thoughts about creating them.
Recap by Tammy AI
My favorite prayer is the one Jesus prays before going to the cross : " “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36
That's how I try to pray now.
"I'd like you to do this, but also help me be okay with a no".
I'm trying hard to not see asking to be ok with a no as unbelief because prosperity gospel preachers have made us think faith is the force that makes, (makes) God answer, so if he doesn't answer it's your faith, it's missing tithe, it's cos he's punishing you.... Watch me pray a prayer like Jesus did and they'll probably tell me off because accepting a no to my prayer is not faith.
I remember studying that chapter in Exodus (32) and thinking the same thing, but I knew He is all-knowing and you can't change His mind. What I came up with is He loves us so much that he doesn't mind involving us at times in his plan. It makes us feel good that we can have "sorta" executive decisions in the outcome all though the outcome was already Written or planned. And in Jonah, he knew the people of Nineveh would repent. Obviously, because God is all-knowing. Also, it helps us exercise our faith.
God knew he was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah but he let Abraham (Gen 18) in on what he was going to do. He allowed Abraham to try to "save" this city but he was showing Abraham how wicked that place really was.
And prayers really really work especially if you have the gift of Prayer Intercession you know exactly what I mean. In the book of Daniel 10, you see the angel came to him after his fast and said "I would have been here sooner but I was detained by the prince of Persia" The enemy would try everything in the spiritual realm to not let your prayer go through. SO KEEP PRAYING
Great word brother Allen! Very well explained. The very moment we can fully comprehend God with our feeble mind, He then stops being God. We don’t need to always know the why behind His actions or commandments, we just need to fully trust Him and obey Him.
There is a difference between a mystery behind God, and a blatant contradiction.
God hasn't determined everything.
He has, through sovereignty, made the decision for us to make choices. And the choice to pray, that prayer is taken into consideration by God before making a decision.
Prayer is powerful because it's influential. It's influential because God's decisions are based partially in our prayers.
I Thank you Jesus, that even in times of need, despair, and brokenness, you are there for me. Please, put your arms around me and my children. I trust you Heavenly Father no matter what. Like many other single parents things are tough on me. Both of my sons are special needs. I’m constantly struggling to provide for them and now that I’m home schooling them my hours to work are limited. I’m overwhelmed. Father God hear my prayers. My faith in you is strong! Even as I constantly struggle to pay my rent. And I constantly struggle to provide groceries for my children. I’m keeping faith. Walking with faith is the most important thing us christian’s can do. That’s why love compassion and prayers are all we truly need. Please keep me and my boys in your prayers. Prayers are all I NEED!
I am agreeing with you in prayer! Philippians 4:19, KJV: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Amen and 🙏🏽 Amen
Praying for your family right now. We also have struggles in our family and I find this verse comforting: And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Father God, please bless this lady and her children’s too have a abundance life - in Jesus name, and please lord bless her life to be more easy for her too take care of her children’s. And feed them lord amen I 🙏
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From my experience with prayers. God knows everything, but God tend to act when we humble ourselves and invite him to intervene in our lives. I've had him help me with my illness, career, family issues etc. And looking back, if I did not pray, my life would have been in a complete mess and I probably wouldn't have been alive today. So just pray about everything like the Bible commands. Be blessed!
Ay you know what.....what you said was so simple and basic but yet so powerful.....because at times we all get tired of praying or tired of waiting or tired of things happening where we say what's the use or maybe God won't come thru this time.....I think even when you said humbling.....that makes me think of times when you dont wanna pray, resist praying but find yourself saying God I cant do it alone and pray anyway.....God rewards that like they say.
It's all in your head. Your god is imaginary. It doesn't do anything for anybody.
Do you think all those starving and sick children all over the world aren't humble enough? Just think about it.
We humble ourselves
@@michaellumumba1779 it still won't work. Stop lying to yourself.
@salserokorsou We humble ourselves before GOD.He is faithful and merciful. I believe in GOD, the creator of heavens and earth.
Let us please our wills to GOD.
Join me in this prayer. The more that pray it the stronger it gets. Pray God’s will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Pray God protects and blesses the children. Pray for the truth to be revealed. Pray God lifts the scales from the lukewarm and lost eyes, opens their ears and soften their hearts. Pray God strengthens His children, gives them more discernment, pours more Fire on them and wakes them up. Pray the end times harvest will increase. Pray God exposes the evil people and brings them to justice. Pray for repentance to fall upon and sweep across America 🇺🇸
Amen !!!!
I agree with you in all this !!! Amen
Good prayer! I believe all of that is in the will of God, so very good prayer. When we pray for things in his will, he is sure to answer.
Amen
In Jesus" name, Amen!
Praise God
Last night I was struggling to pray because I thought, “why do I have to pray to an all-knowing God with perfect character? Surely I’m not here to convince him to do something even I would do in my flawed state…”.
A timely video
Thank you 🙏
I understand what you have said . It did not complicate me . Sometime if you go to God in prayer then he will give you a more better understanding to explain it for those who want to understand . He said with all thy getting get understanding . Sometimes you may have to fast and pray for understanding.
Sounds like God has shown you what to pray for tonight and going fwd
I think that prayer is like baptism. It’s an act of obedience. God would give you what you need regardless if you pray but when you pray and then get your needs met, you are more grateful and loving towards Him and your relationship will grow stronger and you will more likely to be drawn to make decisions out of love for Him (doing the right thing like minister to others instead of selfish self indulging acts).
Good, now, was Torquemada, Calvin... and erm... others, too?
Shown, what to prayer for, apply, or interpret... that is. Re policy, etc.
Or Augustine of Hippo, on assorted, topics - and so forth?
Meantime, I heard... Satan, was a sinner...
And he got, heard... at least, once?
Viz Job.@@briangardner1361
Collin, so you are good with prayer being nothing more than meaningless chatter? Did Jesus pray because He was bored? Didn't have TV to kill spare time?
What our brother Allen did was negate many scriptures including the following two:
Matthew 6:7 But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
James 5:16 Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
You forgot to mention the great theologian, MC Hammerus who blessed us with:
"That's word, we pray (pray, pray)
We got to pray
Just to make it today"
This verse came to mind also: “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 5:14-15). Emphasis on asking "according to His will," His will always being the best outcome...which explains why sometimes our prayers may not be answered the way we want, or even at all, if God knows the answer we want wouldn't be for the best. Great video Allen, I always learn something!
The problem is the ones that day because God said something about riches, then it's his will that your prayer about riches be granted.
If Jesus prayed,...that's good enough for me and SHOULD be enough for ALL OF US!!!
Jesus also kept the seventh day Holy as commanded. Yet this channel rejects tis command. If the Sabbath was good enough for Jesus, shouldn't it be good so much more for us? The whole Bible is true, not just what Allen Parr picks and chooses.
A much needed video brother! The Lord has truly gifted you in teaching!
The mind of God is unfathomable but I rest assured that He loves me/us. I don't whether our prayers change God's mind but I thank God for the times when He has reassured me that I am truly loved when I have failed or felt totally lost in in this life. Amen. Hallelujah!
You explained it well. I am not confused. I love the way you describe the scriptures you are truly Anointed brother. May Our Lord and Savior bless us with your messages 🙏 thank you Pastor Parr.❤😊
This was such an interesting topic!! It really was kind of a mind twister😵💫 Most of my prayers have become like ‘thanks for the blessings’ or ‘help me to understand why this bad thing is happening’, ‘forgive me for this or that’. Plenty of things to pray for even if everything is already decided.
You don’t want God to change his mind either! Imagine if he woke up one day and decided he doesn’t love you. God’s unchanging nature is how we can feel secure in his arms!
This is great! Thank you for continuing to share truths in such thoughtful and simple ways!
Amen praise God thank you Lord Jesus for your grace and mercy 👏🏾❤️❤️
(Matthew 6:9-13)
When you pray.. pray like this .. Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever in JESUS name Amen 🙏🏽
This video is a bunch of Calvinist distortions and is typical of what happens when human beings apply themselves to the issue of God's will. I don't believe that you are correct on this and my key Scripture on this is Esther 4:14. Which implies strongly that Esther's decisions will change the future. Just like our prayers or lack thereof will change the future. God is not in charge of human decisions but rather shapes the future in spite of them (If Esther does one thing, Deliverance for the Jews will come from elsewhere). Yes God does know what will take place in the future, he could hardly not from his vantage point outside time. But he doesn't determine human decisions. Human agency is real and vital as the tapestry of actions in time plays out. For us, nothing is yet determined as we don't have God's vantage point. As you say human's can't and don't overcome God's overall purpose with their decisions, but there is also a space in which human agency is not just an illusion but is real and vital and literally changes the outcome of history. This also applies to prayer. Because we pray, history will unfold differently than it would if we didn't. As time proceeds God is responsive to human decisions. This is where Calvinism and its idea of divine determinism is totally wrong and unbiblical. One of the important implications is human responsibility for our actions and their consequences as the passage in Esther points out. Without this important truth, you introduce culpability to God which then causes God's goodness and righteousness to fall apart. Calvinists never consider this when they overreach in their understanding of God's omnipotence. Human agency is frighteningly real and impactful. God allows a whole lot of stuff because of it. If God knows who will be saved at this moment in time then scriptures like 2 Peter 3:9 are just lies. What is the point of God wanting people to be saved if he has omnisciently predetermined who will be saved ahead of time? From human perspective in time no decision is "pre-determined" as it hasn't been made yet and when it is made it will shape events in the tapestry of the time-event continuum. That is the reality of the human perspective in time. Yes God knows what people will choose from his vantage point outside of time, but how events will go down depends on human decisions and agency in the here and now and human agency is real. So if we act and pray, things may change. God is not sitting there saying oh, I didn't know you were going to make that decision. Of course he is omniscient, but his omnipotence isn't worked out in human decisions or God would be culpable, and God is not culpable. That is why you are wrong when you say "when we pray, we are not giving God new information that would make him change his mind". You see, you are wrong on this with regard to your theology or you make a total lie of the scriptures. So God's omniscience doesn't really have much implication for us, as it assumes God's position outside time. It is therefore only relevant to God. This is HOW God is responsive as you point out later in the video. He reacts to human decisions based on what choices people make within time. In dealing with the last section of this Video, God's purpose was NEVER to destroy Israel. God is ALWAYS good. God responded to Israel's evil by warning them and then allowing them to face the consequences of their actions despite his reluctance.
Thank you very much for your comment. I Was a bit confused and started to feel discourage to pray. Thank you once again
Prayer doesn't change the mind of God but it changes us.
In regards to the passages that seem to show that God changed his mind, I would say that at least some of those passages contrast God's justice and God's love.
When God responded according to his justice towards the sin of people he declared judgement against the people. But when the people repented or someone interceded on their behalf, God responded according to his love and mercy. So the two responses do not contradict God's nature because he is both perfectly just and loving.
In the case of Moses, he was a type of Christ interceding for the people who were about to face God's wrath and Moses intercession in grief for the people as Christ atonement led God's mercy to take over and overwrite the sentence of his justice.
What God has planned or predestined to happen will always come to pass whether we pray or not.
But God is not pleased to accomplish what he has ordained to happen among men without the faith of men.
Jesus for instance told Mary that if she believed she will see the glory of God. He was saying that in regard of the resurrection of Lazarus that he had already planned to perform. But he was looking for someone to believe that he could raise Lazarus. Unfortunately, Jesus found no one who was able to believe that and he wept.
The weeping wasn't because Lazarus was dead, since he already knew that he was going to raise him back to life, but the weeping was because people couldn't believe that Lazarus will come back to life after countless signs and wonders Jesus had already demonstrated among them; including many cases of resurrection.
Finally, Jesus ended up raising Lazarus back to life with his own faith through a prayer of supplication to God. Because the people who were unbelieving were underserving to witness the miracle.
So prayer is a way through which we express our faith in regard of what God has planned to accomplish or can accomplish.
Prayer can be an expression of faith in regard of what God can do, or has planned to do.
Sometimes prayer can be a plea of mercy to God to increase our faith. Like Jesus when he was at gethsemane. Jesus prayed in regard of what God had planned to accomplish through the cross. And he was strengthened through an angel. I believe he grew in faith in order to embrace the cross. In order to believe that he was going to overcome all the persecutions and not give up his cup of sufferings.
In summary, we pray to express our faith or to grow in faith in light of what God can do or has already planned to do.
ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, EVOLUTIONISM, and RELIGIOUS FANATICISM WILL NOT LAST on EARTH FOREVER
Atheists , Agnostics, and Evolutionists
who are boasting and claiming that God doesn't exist and even if existing is worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the True and Sovereign God in opposition and defiance of what were written in Matthew 22: 37 and John 17: 3
and
Jehovah's Witnesses, SDAs, Mormons, Catholics, Baptists, Born Again Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of RELIGIONS in the world
who believe and preach the false teachings and doctrines of the Pastors and Leaders of Religions about "Armageddon", "immortality of the souls or the heaven and hellfire", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" in opposition and defiance of what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26.
will never be glorified in their make-believe and fairy tale Heaven nor tortured for eternity in their invented and fictitious Hell but just become worthless and useless dusts on earth forever after their natural deaths.
ETERNAL LIFE and EXISTENCE for FOLLOWERS of JESUS CHRIST and WORSHIPPERS of HIS GOD and FATHER
All imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings who submit to the authority of Jesus Christ as the One given by God all authority in heaven and on earth as written in Matthew 28: 18 and believe too his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" as written in Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26
are the loving, kind, respectful, and submissive persons on earth who can be trusted with anything and are worthy and deserving of the True and Sovereign God's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and EXISTENCE without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, immoral, traitors, perverts, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4, 8.
All human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6
but
all followers of Jesus Christ and worshippers of the True and Sovereign God who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ's early disciples, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless dusts forever,
instead, in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26,
Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the
"KINGDOM of GOD"
and fully enjoy his and God's eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings for eternity under his loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection as the True and Sovereign God's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.
My understanding of this is that God has determined every consequence of every action we take. So He knows that if you deny Him, you will be in hell. Same that if you believe in Him, you will be in heaven. This is also where free will comes in to play. He allows us to make choices. He has already determined the outcome based on our choice and knows our hearts when we make said choice (aka the chances of us going back on our choice if the decision was already weakly/strongly made).
It’s kind of like when you know someone will go back to smoking after they quit, because they weakly choose to quit every weekend. Except on an entirely different level.
So that’s why we should still pray. God knows and has predetermined the consequences if we don’t trust in Him, but He still allows us to make the choice. That, I believe, is why He’s saddened by our choices. He knows what greatness He has set apart for us if we had just made the right choices. But He’s also a just God, so if we make poor choices we will experience the consequences.
Makes sense. If everything is already ordained, that's not faith, that's fatalistic.
There's a reason why even the Son doesn't know when Revelations is coming.
Our Prayers do not change God's mind, for God is Sovereign and man is not, our Prayers align us with God's Will! God changes our Mind through Prayer! not the other way around, it is God that changes us! from Sin to Repentance, from Death to Life, from Hatred to Love, by drawing us to the feet of Christ. God changes us.
You truly do have the Holy Spirit Brother Allen. You answered that perfectly. Thank you, and God bless you sir.
Amen, our temple bodies are the house of prayer, God is sovereign.
Matthew 6:9-12 👑
“In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
For some victories, we have to prove that we’ll do the right thing when the wrong thing is happening. We have to be good to people that are not being good to us. We have to stay in faith when it’s not fair, when it’s taking longer than it should, when it doesn’t look like it’s ever going to work out. How bad do you want what God promised? If you give up easily, you don’t want it bad enough. If you let people discourage you, bad breaks talk you out of it, delays cause you to quit believing, then it’s going to keep you from God’s best.
This video was great and just what I needed right now brother Allen. God bless you and your family and keep this great content coming❤️
I don't believe God changes His mind because He comes into new information He didn't previously have access to. If He is all knowing, there is no "new" information for Him. God changes His mind because prayers appease His anger.
I can not understand how a man of God shows his branded tattoo to world especially and in particularly a Pastor, it’s perplexing.
Romans 12:2
2 Timothy 2:13
I love these teaching videos with all of the scripture references!! Thank you for taking the time to create them!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I can not stop praying or believing in Healing ,miracles. We have Sever Autism children on this earth who need all our prayers. Severe Autism children, people are isolated. Never stop praying for Healing.
If it is true that God determines everything that happens and is going to happen, the difficult question is not "Why pray?" but "Why did God decreed and determined for the israelites to party all-night, practice sexual immorality and idolatry?".
Our Heavenly Father is full of mercy and compassion. Glory and Praise to our Lord Jesus
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God sees everything and every possibility. So if you do A then God will do B but if you do C then God does D. So it's God responding to the decision you made. God sees every choice even before it's made.
Yes because Abraham talked to God about sparing the righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah and he did after he told him,Lot and his family was spared because of it.
I going to say this. What if God knows everything and He's already included our past present or future prayers in his decision?
God didnt pre determined everything.
And if you think he did, then all sin is his fault.
I accept any challengers.
No God can't change his mind. If u pray for something. No because I been praying of same thing over and over . No nothing. Is not rich or be important.
You did a great job; and yes it's still confusing. I rest in the fact that me trying to understand everything about God is a little prideful because comparing my brain capacity to His Is laughable. I need two trust :)
BECAUSE YOU WILL MISS OUT ON THE BEST RELATIONSHIP YOU EVER WILL HAVE, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH GOOD WORD IN THE WORLD TO DESCRIBE IT, HIS LOVE AS A FATHER, IS OUT OF THIS WORLD, NOTHING TO COMPARE IT WITH, NOTHING.
No theology lessons or books can reveal the mystery of God, only by devine inspiration.
The way I look at it as this: God always makes the first move, and we are respondent to Him, however he responds back and reveals Himself when it’s the right time according to Him.
Key is to pray in Faith, and be obedient.
God doesn't owe us explanations.
Romans 3: 10-11
I believe Favor is granted from God through
our faith. We must trust God's timing!
If God is eternal as we know He is, He already knows the past, present, and future for all of us, so our prayers don't actually change His mind because He already knows what we will pray for and when we will pray for it. Prayer is just us acknowledging God in our lives and our need for His help.
But if everything is determined, do we really have free will?
God hasn't determined everything. Simple as that.
If God is omniscient, doesn't that mean he knows in advance that he will change his mind?
Repent does not mean to change my mind. Repent means to omit. Omit means to let go. Either let go off your guilt or let go of your burden.
my goodness this video was a true amazing blessing I enjoyed it very much you did a great job on helping us understand gods sovereignty.. God bless You pastor Allen
I've been praying for 3 months now for a job. I've been sitting at home doing nothing going for interviews and and no results from it but instead they give me one reason or the other telling me i can't get the job, I'm tired and hopeless now,i think God has abandoned me or he isn't listening.
Please pray for me, i hope i come back here to testify soon.
Thank you all
If someone helped God to do something for the good of mankind he would not say no to something that made things better for his people and not to harm them.
This was my struggle for a few years after what I believed God was leading me in was now changed due to my waywardness. I see now that God’s purpose may be the same. Even though seasons in my life will change. This has helped me focus on God’s purpose and plan, including his direction in my life and what it’s purposed for rather than earthly and fleshly changes.
Thank you brother Allen for this!
God loves genuine worships. He loves it when we praises Him. He is delighted when we give Him thanks. When we honor God in every thing we do and say in goodness we worship God.🌹🕊️ God's blessings to you and your ministry 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I believe God hears and answers our prayers. But, when does He hear our prayers? I'm certain He heard our prayers even before the world began. Is it then not possible that our prayers might somehow "influence" God's sovereign and providential hand as He seeks to answer our prayers throughout time?
Prayer isn't about us asking God for stuff. He's not our genie. Prayer is also about US listening to HIM. Prayer is time spent with God, our heavenly Father, with an attitude of humility. Sure, God knows what we're about to ask for, but He wants to HEAR it from us. Prayer helps us to grow our faith & become spiritually mature.
We are commanded to ask for things. If we are walking after the Spirit and not the flesh, then there is no reason we would be asking for anything that God would not be pleased giving to us, as long as it is in accordance with His will. We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God. Here are some things I have asked for, maybe it can help bless you as well!
-I asked to do more for God because I love Him.
-I asked for Him to help me stay in the Word because I know when I stray from it the influence of the flesh begins to overpower the spirit.
-I asked for an increase of the fruits of the spirit.
Prayer has increased my faith tremendously in God because as I asked Him for all of these things, I witnessed Him pave the way for all of these requests.
This was a really helpful video. My girlfriend asked me a similar question the other day and I told her I’d get back to her. Gonna show her this!
As a teenager I had the argument that “whatever happens is supposed to happen, so why do I need to pray?” So glad He has taught me differently since then! How could I have a relationship with Him without speaking to Him?
This is such a humble and wise approach on answering this question. Thank you :)
Through prayer, we make requests, we petition, and offer thanksgiving!
Prayer-communing, partnership, and agreement with the father…
Through prayer we permit the purpose and plans of God to be carried out in our lives in all situations🙌🙌
The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man avails much!!!
Moses interceding with God for the Hebrews who fell into idolatry was an image of Jesus interceding with God for all of us who have fallen into sin.
It is right and just of God to reserve us for judgement and punishment for sin, and so it is also good and amazing for God to show us mercy through Christ.
The fact that God changes His mind to give us mercy does not mean His judgement was incorrect or that God was wrong, The judgement stands correct, but He has given us mercy because He is a loving and tender God.
Love this comment. Thank you. 😊
I'm glad the Bible tells us plainly that we're just not going to understand how God operates or his plans, because I'm not gonna lie, I don't understand his ways most of the time, and it can be really frustrating. But I keep praying
Who are the FOLLOWERS of the ANTI-CHRISTS?
ANSWER -
All Jehovah's Witnesses, SDAs, Mormons, Catholics, Baptists, Born Again Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and members of all kinds of RELIGIONS in the world who
believe and preach the false teachings and doctrines of their Pastors and Leaders about "Armageddon", "immortality of the souls", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" in opposition and rejection of what were written in the Bible,
in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26.
Who are the FOLLOWERS of JESUS CHRIST?
ANSWER -
All persons on earth who honor and obey Jesus Christ as their Heavenly Master and King and believe his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" in submission and obedience to what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26.
What is the Creator's favor and reward for followers of Jesus Christ?
ANSWER -
Eternal Life and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, immoral and perverts, traitors, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4, 8.
How will followers of Jesus Christ live and exist on earth eternally if they just die and turn into worthless and useless dusts on earth?
ANSWER -
All human beings have no immortal souls and will just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5, 6
but
all followers of Jesus Christ and worshippers of the Creator
who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless dusts forever,
instead, in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26,
Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can all happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever as submissive and obedient subjects of the
"KINGDOM of GOD"
and fully enjoy his and the Creator's eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings for eternity under his loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection as the Creator's Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.
You’re so close it would make so much more sense if you would just stop the Calvinism if you were just stops viewing all scriptures through a Calvinistic lens, then you would actually get it
Amen!!
It is so unfortunate because lots of them are good teachers.
But I cringe whenever they desperately try to fit in their calvinistic doctrine into the Bible when it just. Does. Not. work.
The amount of cognitive dissonance is just shocking..
it’s getting really hard to look past that..
Pray for my uncle he's facing liver failure and pancreas swelling. 🙏
It really depends if it is God's will. We only pray for His will, not ours. For example, we can pray for God to change people's wicked hearts, not happening because He does not force anyone or we can pray for God to change His prophecy, not happening because it is all planned before time.
So glad you made this video. I have wondered that a lot lately with the end times we are in. I understood it easily. And I will continue to pray as I don't know how God will handle certain situations or if He is just waiting for us to talk to Him about it. Thank you brother Parr.
Very thorough articulation. Our Father knows how to correct His children. He foreknows when we'll respond to His chastisement. 👍🏼
Thank you kind Pastor, our GOD Almighty Father is oh so merciful and wonderful with all Praise, Honor, and Glory to GOD Almighty in the name of Jesus Christ forevermore. Amen and Amen.
god gave us a choice GOD knows both paths so its not that its pointless ITS NECESSARY !
Good Word..Good Content… Thank you so much Brother Allen…You did a great job explaining and backing up scripture about prayer. As I watched I prayed to God to show me the understanding of the question posed and how does He (GOD) feel about it. As I sat two or more important scriptures came to me. 1) Genesis 2:16,17 where God told Adam not the eat from tree of knowledge of good and evil do not eat from it for if you do eat from it …you will die. What I found interesting was that God did not tell Adam why you shouldn’t eat from it God told Adam the results from eating from this particular tree. Remember also, the prayer time or fellowship with Father God and Adam was no longer in the cool of he day with personal relationship with Father God.. We now through Jesus Christ can have fellowship in the cool of the day and All Night…😊🙌
Adam was supposed to accept what God said without questioning…Why?? Because God knows best.. He is a Good Good Father. As You stated in your message Brother Allen God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts.. we will NEVER “know” The Mind of God because then He would not be God. He owed NO One an explanation… we have to be content Knowing That he instructs us to pray all throughout HIS Word.. he commands that for fellowship. I may not have an understanding why an All Knowing God would command us to pray when he knows the end results of the prayer. Also don’t forget Jesus died on the cross for us to have access to Our Heavenly Father..by the veil was rent in two so that we can now boldly petition the very throne of God
to tell him ALL our concerns and secrets… what a PRIVILEGE!! Hallelujah!!👏👏👏👏Thank You Jesus. So I agree with Brother Allen that this question can be difficult to explain so .. I did the best to explain like Brother Allen. I would like to pose a different aspect of this question: Instead of the question why pray… I ask why NOT pray(talk) with The God of Heaven and Earth… You mean I have access to The One and True Living God just through prayer… Wow….That’s PRICELESS 😊👏🙌👍🫡🙏👊
Our GOD determines what happens based on our choices. GOD got it covered either way. Great discussions.
Excellent teaching Allen! Great presentation. Meeting you through J Warner. *subscribed*
Thanks! God’s sovereignty is one of His attributes.
Thank you Pastor Allen this massage of prayer is amazing ❤
No, praying changes our outlook
Didn’t Moses change God’s mind?
What about when Israel wanted a king?
LOL. Your thumbnail shows a picture of Jesus Christ yet your topic is about God. That's a red flag for the sincerity of your video.
How when Jesus is the representation of the Father on earth ?
@@AngelaElikya "How when"? Sorry my dear I don't understand what you are asking. Can you rephrase you question so it makes sense?
Thank you for that last verse! It is so helpful. And I love this video!
Similar to how the Disciples got Anxious and Confused when Joshua (Jesus) didn't return quickly, and New Testament authors had to eventually write in a "second coming", so too did the Egyptians waiting for Moses to return. There was some confusion and violence and Aaron had to play along with their Egyptian Idolatry, to save himself as they waited for their LEADER to return. May the similar Graceless Pagan Forbidden Egyptian IDOLATRY and HUMAN SACRIFICE in the Church of the "New Covenant" fall and God be worshipped. (As Daniel predicted) We are to worship and love God, REPENT, turn away from sin and PAUL'S TEACHINGS OF SPIRITUAL CRIPPLEDNESS and Help Each other and the Creation we were given, as a receipt of His Love. Get SAVED by GOD... It's Yom Kippur..🚸
Philippians 4:6-7
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
God destroyed His own chosen people.
God NEVER changes His mind, nor does He repent as man does because He can’t. For that to happen, it would mean He is not God. God’s divine, moral character and nature never changes; however, God can relent (or soften His response) when people heed His warnings, repent and change their minds about sin by turning from it and turning to Him. I thank God for your easy to understand teachings. They have blessed me so much! God bless you.
I don’t understand everything, but I do understand that prayer is essential to a life of faith in Jesus.
Prayer is not a magic spell that is meant to manipulate God into changing the outward circumstances. Sadly, for many people, it's just that. Paul was right, when he wrote: "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought..." (Romans 8,26)
Most grace age believers in Jesus Christ pray like a Jew under the law, because that's what all churches understand and do. Prayer has to do with a real relationship with our Father as justified sons and daughters in Christ, and that relationship is so much different than God's relationship with the children of Israel under the law. Children don't have any maturity and understanding, they have to do what they are told (law). We, on the other hand, should learn to live as mature sons under grace, and know by the doctrine what our Father is and isn't doing. And that is why God does *not* deal with us according to his omnipotence ("... for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." (Matthew 6,8), because that would be exactly the opposite of an intimate, personal relationship.
Now you know why the letters of our apostle Paul are so different from the gospels - two different dispensations, two different groups, two different purposes.
GOD doesnt change His mind. GOD was getting Moses to intercede for the people and to pray that they weren't wiped out. GOD wanted to have mercy for His people.
Thank you man of God for the bible study I really needed to hear this .
I’m so thankful for the knowledge I receive from this channel! Thanks for sharing. I’ve learned so much since subscribing a while back very informative.
If God decrees everything down to every thought word and action it would be confusing as to why God would change his action in our lives but if God decrees that we can make real meaningful choices in our lives then the if/then statements in scripture make sense. If you repent then I will relent from judgement.
We certainly see God stepping in and decreeing things in the scripture but that doesn't automatically mean God decrees EVERYTHING that we do.
No temptation has overtaken you except that which is common to all mankind and God is faithful and will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able. When Christian's sin or resist the holy spirit that is on us not God's decree in my estimation.
Excellent explanation for such a complex relationship with our Father. I believe pray is important to our Father for many reasons mainly to center out thoughts and minds on him.❤
Powerful and good message, it requieres a lot of humility of heart to understand the balance between a person actions and God’s plan. Thanks for your work
Obviously God can determine to answer prayers before you even pray them, but he's still choosing to or not to respond to what he knows you're going to pray in the future. This is why I have no problem with praying for something after it's happened, and I don't know how it went. For example I forgot to pray that my Son would have a good school trip, so I prayed at the end of the trip it would be good because I knew God knew I was going to pray late, and therefore he could still answer my late prayer because he knew what it would be before I was even born, which was way before the school trip. Me being late doesn't matter to an omniscient God who is outside of time.
Thank you for this video. I’m going to watch it over and over again to really get it down pack. Thanks again PS on Saturday. I finally finish your book. It was very good and I’m going to read it again that way I can get more and more out of your book. Thanks.
When you understand God's sovereignty, it is challenging to reconcile why He would command us to pray and if our prayers are necessary. This video has been helpful. I appreciated the distinction you made between God's warning and God's purpose and the hypothetical example you gave about warning your child to clean his room. Thank you, Brother Allen!
I disagree that you know your son will repent and clean his room. God may be all knowing, but to be all knowing about events and then acting in this knowledge with foreknowledge of our response would mean that theres no such thing as free will. We would essentially be a mechanical toy to be manipulated in whatever way it pleases Him. God doesnt change his mind because we present new information or a better way. He changes it because he is a compassionate and merciful God. Our pain and tears move Him because he created us and feels a sense of responsibility for those of us who call on and rely on Him.
Great video and explanation. Thank you!
For me, Psalm 6 -Crying for mercy. That chapter got me praying.
Men have free will.
Everything is our choices.
NOTHING is predetermined.
Pray? P RAY! Behaves just like LIGHT.
P RAY, in through axis, out through focus. YOUR perspective and perceptions! Where your focus is, your energy goes!
Words are super confused, on purpose. YOU have to clarify intention.
When you ask, you aren't really asking! LIKE, a manager or teacher! Always thank, it's polite.
God's kids, authority in his realm, our world.
All need YOUR consent, you have free will.
Command, not demand or begging.
Amen, means 'so be it'. A verbal command prompt!
YOU can only affect YOUR life, all have free will.
STOP crying out to God, no one likes a cry baby.
YOU are in control of your life experience.
King of Kings, right?
All must be King! Sovereign being.
The kingdom of God on Earth like Heaven. This is our choice.