From the Pulpit...

God has decided how all things will be since the foundation of the world. But He has chosen to work through ways and means, not directly via angels or miracles. In praying, you become part of the infinite interconnection of events that God uses to accomplish His purposes. Why pray? God told us to! But we also pray so that we can be involved in His program. He decreed what would happen, and He prescribes that we pray, and in fact as we obey that, we show what God decreed includes that we pray. And then His reward is given to those who have willingly participated in His work on earth—so you can be involved in God’s work and be rewarded for faithfulness in the matter of prayer! Prayer shows dependence upon God, and this honors God. That is what we want to do—glorify God in everything.