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Prayer…. Man’s ultimate act of hoping. It is mostly in times of despair and trouble do people seek prayer. And when all other things fail, one will always “pray”. When our prayers don’t get answered, you’d get to hear someone say, “maybe it is not God’s will” – an easy lame “excuse” when they don’t really have any other answer to give.

First of all, what is the point of praying when everything has been planned and determined?

When Jesus said “Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you” (Mathew 7:7), he meant to use prayer to seek God, to honour Him, to praise Him and nothing else. He wasn’t describing about asking for things on this earth nor to ask for help.

There is no point in praying for things, help, blessings, etc. because all these things (when, what and how) have already been pre-determined. God already knows your needs even before they came about, He knows what you’re going to pray for even before you even thought of it (Mathew 6:8).

Prayer is an exercise in futility and is used solely and exclusively to worship and honour God.

God is a jealous and insecure god that is why His PRIMARY commandments (the very first 2 in the Ten Commandments) are about Him and for Him:

1. “You shall not have any other gods besides me…. For I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:3-5)

2. “You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.” (Exodus 3:7)

Why does Evil exist? Why does God allow evil to thrive and exist?

The simple answer is He wants us to be worthy of His Love. It is in the face of horror & death, at times of tragedies & catastrophies that we find our noblest selves and ALWAYS seek God’s help, forgiveness, and love. Therefore, God allows and even creates horror in this world for us to seek His Redemption.

You’re handed this precious gift, right? Each one of you granted redemption from the Creator. Murderers, rapists and molesters… all of  you. You just have to repent and God takes you into His bossom. In all the worlds and all the universe, no other creature can make such a boast, save man. It’s not fair.

If sweet, sweet God loves you so, then I [the Angel Gabriel] will make you worthy of his love. I’ve been watching you for a long time. Its only  in the face of horror that you truly find your noblest self. And you can be so noble. So, I’ll bring you pain. I’ll bring you horror so that you may rise above it. So that those of you who survive His rain of hell on earth will be worthy of God’s love.

The Angel Gabriel’s Road to Salvation, from the movie Constantine (2005)