Prayer – A Posture of Humility
“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results…” James 5:16.
The Hebrew word qarah is often used in the Bible to explain God-ordained happenings. The first time qarah is mentioned is in Genesis 24:12, when Abraham sent his servant to get a bride for his son, Isaac.
The servant did not know which girl would be the right one, so he prayed, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham”
The phrase “…please give me success…” is the word qarah.
The servant asked God to give him qarah—right happening. If you follow the story, you will see how Abraham’s servant was successful in his task.
What I want you to focus on here is the posture of the servant. He prayed for God’s help, intervention, and leading. He had a posture of humility.
We all need the Lord in our daily lives. No matter how intelligent we are, we can’t put ourselves in the right place at the right time a hundred percent of the time. Only the Lord can do this for us.
If we stay “low” and lean on the Lord for wisdom, guidance, and understanding, He will guide us and protect us.
To pray is to adopt a posture of humility. It is saying to God, “Father, I can’t, but You can.”
When we pray, we are in humility saying, “Lord Jesus, we can’t protect ourselves, but You can. We humble ourselves before You. Be our refuge, our fortress, and our God. Surely You shall protect us and deliver us from harm in these dangerous times. Lead us to be at the right place at the right time and to be with the right people. And so shall it be. Amen.