Quiet Time Notes

Prayer of the Righeous - God is a Consuming Fire (part III)

When we pray, let us give God the respect he deserves

A holy God requires us to be righteous

• David cried out to God and praised him but he cherished sin in his heart and God did not listen - Psalms 66:16-20
• Israelites tried to attack Ai, but they failed because God did not bless because Achan took some devoted things - Joshua 7:1-5
  • Joshua fell face down before God
  • God explained why they were not being blessed and that they need to destory the devoted things
• People prayed during the three year famine - 2 Samuel
  • God responded that the Israelites had violated their pledge of putting the Gibeonites to death
  • God expected them to keep their word even through it was made hundreds of years eariler in Joshua 9
  • David made admens and God did ended the famine - 2 Samuel 21:4

All the prayer in the world will not get through to God if it is not uttered from a pure heart