When we pray to God we expect that he hears our prayers, and in doing so will answer us.
But with so many people praying so often, and with so many prayer requests for so many different things, does God have to review and assign priority to the prayers he receives before acting on any of them?
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I know this: God is capable of doing so many things that no mortal, human mind can ever even come close to understanding. And, as such, when receiving what must be millions of prayers, all coming in at the same time, in hundreds of different languages, God can determine which he answers now, which he puts in his “In Box” for later, and which he just tosses into the holy trash bin.
And yes, God does deny some prayer requests, and no one should be surprised at that because so many people request things that are not really needed or even godly.
And please don’t throw John 14:13-14 in my face: do you really think if someone prayed in Yeshua’s name for a bigger car, or money for a cosmetic surgery that is only a reflection of their pridefulness, or anything born from selfish desires or hateful attitudes that Yeshua will present it to his father and ask that it be done?
I don’t think so.
I think I may know how, but can’t be really sure of the way God treats prayers he receives. I mean, how could I? I am not God and I know better than to even try to understand what he does.
That being said, I do believe God hears every prayer and that he knows which are holy and heartfelt, and which are selfish or spiteful. And I do believe I can say that he does answer every prayer, usually with one of these answers:
1. Yes, and right now.
2. Yes, but not yet.
3. Yes, but what you really need and not exactly what you asked for.
4. Yes, but not what you expect or when you expect it.
5. No, not a chance.
(Hey, like it or not, that is an answer.)
God lives on an eternal plane, where time is not lineal, so what we see as either now, then, or later is all the same to God.
So, nu! I guess the answer is that he doesn’t need to triage or assign priority because in his plane of existence, there is no timeline. Then, now, and later are all simultaneously being experienced, so triage isn’t necessary.
And you know what? I am grateful for that because it means my prayers are just as important to God as anyone else’s.
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That’s it for this week, so l’hitraot and (an early) Shabbat Shalom!