Maombi

"Ni Mungu tu anayeweza kusonga milima, lakini imani na maombi vinaweza kusonga Mungu."

This quote from a song in one of our choir books here in California reminds us that there is great power in even a little faith when God is with us.  Let’s look at what Jesus said about faith.

Mathayo 17:20

“20 Yesu akawaambia, Kwa sababu ya kutokuamini kwenu; kwa maana amin, nawaambia, mkiwa na imani kama punje ya haradali, mtaambia mlima huu, Ondoka hapa uende kule; na itaondoa; na hakuna jambo litakaloshindwa kwenu ”

Faith is a belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.  We see in the scripture that Jesus said we only need faith as a grain of mustard seed to move mountains.  Mustard seeds are tiny little seeds.  Did you know that all we need is a tiny bit of faith for prayer to work?

Waebrania 11: 1

"11 Sasa imani ni ukweli wa mambo yanayotarajiwa, ushahidi wa mambo yasiyoonekana."

Faith does the impossible because it moves God to undertake for us, and nothing is impossible with God.

Marko 10:27

"27 Yesu akawatazama, akasema, Kwa watu haiwezekani, lakini si kwa Mungu; maana kwa Mungu mambo yote yanawezekana."

Faith produces and works in conjunction with prayer.  I firmly believe if we pray with faith and God answers our prayer, our prayer life and faith grow stronger.  As young people, we need to understand that a lack of faith is rooted in a poor prayer life.  In other words, if we are not praying to God, our faith will be small.  When was the last time you prayed to God and asked Him to help you?  When was the last time you prayed for a soul to receive Salvation?  When was the last time you spent more than a couple of minutes crying out to God to answer your prayer?  Has your prayer life become weak, and subsequently, your faith in God is also weak?  God wants to answer our prayers, but we must bring our petitions to God in prayer.  Praying is something we need to learn to do as young people.  When we are in a situation that we cannot control, we should have faith that we can reach out to God for help.

Think about Abraham and when he prayed for Lot to be saved out of Sodom and Gomorra.

Mwanzo 18: 23-33

“23 Ibrahimu akakaribia, akasema, Je! Wewe pia utawaangamiza wenye haki pamoja na waovu?

24 Labda kuna waadilifu hamsini ndani ya mji; je! Wewe pia utaharibu na usionyeshe mahali hapo kwa ajili ya waadilifu hamsini waliomo?

25 Usiwe mbali na wewe kufanya hivi, kuua mwenye haki pamoja na mwovu, na kwamba wenye haki wawe kama waovu, iwe mbali na wewe. Je! Jaji wa dunia yote hatatenda haki?

26 Bwana akasema, Ikiwa nitaona katika Sodoma wenye haki hamsini ndani ya mji, basi nitawahurumia watu wote kwa ajili yao.

27 Ibrahimu akajibu, akasema, Tazama, nimeamua kusema na Bwana, mimi ni mavumbi tu na majivu.

28 Labda watakosekana watano kati ya waadilifu hamsini; Je! Utaharibu mji wote kwa kukosa watano? Akasema, Nikipata huko arobaini na watano, sitaiharibu.

29 Akamwambia tena, akasema, Labda kutapatikana watu arobaini huko. Akasema, Sitafanya hivyo kwa sababu ya arobaini.

30 Akamwambia, Bwana asikasirikie, nami nitasema; labda watapatikana thelathini. Akasema, Sitafanya, ikiwa nitapata thelathini huko.

31 Akasema, Tazama, nimeamua kusema na Bwana; labda watapatikana watu ishirini. Akasema, Sitaiharibu kwa sababu ya ishirini.

32 Akasema, Bwana asikasirikie, nami nitasema tena mara hii tu; labda watapatikana watu kumi. Akasema, Sitaiharibu kwa sababu ya wale kumi.

33 Bwana akaenda zake, mara tu alipomaliza kuzungumza na Ibrahimu, na Ibrahimu akarudi mahali pake. ”

We find Lot, Abraham’s nephew put himself in a terrible situation.  Abraham had the faith to go to God and ask Him for big things.  I don’t think this was the first time Abraham talked to God in prayer.  I am convinced that God knew Abraham on a first name basis because we also find in the scriptures that God was listening to Abraham.  Abraham was a man of prayer.

What about Moses and his petitions to God to spare the Israelite people?  Moses was a man of prayer.  Whenever the Israelites disobeyed God, Moses fell on his face before God and started praying.

Kutoka 32: 11-14

“11 Musa akamsihi Bwana, Mungu wake, akasema, Bwana, kwa nini hasira yako inawaka juu ya watu wako, uliowatoa katika nchi ya Misri kwa nguvu kubwa, na kwa mkono wenye nguvu?

12 Kwa nini Wamisri waseme, na kusema, Aliwatoa kwa uovu, ili awaue milimani, na kuwaangamiza juu ya uso wa dunia? Geuka kutoka kwenye ghadhabu yako kali, na utubu ubaya huu juu ya watu wako.

13 Kumbuka Abrahamu, Isaka, na Israeli, watumishi wako, ambao uliapa kwa nafsi yako, ukawaambia, Nitaongeza uzao wako kama nyota za mbinguni, na nchi hii yote niliyozungumza nitawapa. uzao wako, nao watairithi milele.

14 Bwana akajuta juu ya uovu aliofikiria kuwafanyia watu wake. ”

What about Elijah on the mountain with the prophets of Baal?  Remember Baal’s prophets tried all day to get their God’s attention.  The prophets danced around and cut themselves, but their God did not respond.  On the other hand, Elijah had a connection to God through prayer.

1 Wafalme 18: 37-38

“37 Nisikilize, Ee Bwana, unisikilize, ili watu hawa wapate kujua ya kuwa wewe ndiwe Bwana Mungu, na ya kuwa umeirudisha mioyo yao tena.

38 Ndipo moto wa Bwana ukashuka, ukateketeza sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na kuni, na mawe, na mavumbi, na kulamba maji yaliyokuwa kwenye mfereji.

I am convinced that God knew Elijah’s voice when he prayed because Elijah prayed consistently to God.  So, when Elijah prayed, God heard and answered his Prayer.

Daniel 1:1-21

“1 Katika mwaka wa tatu wa kumiliki kwake Yehoyakimu, mfalme wa Yuda, Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, alifika Yerusalemu, akauhusuru.

2 Bwana akamtia Yehoyakimu mfalme wa Yuda mkononi mwake, pamoja na sehemu ya vyombo vya nyumba ya Mungu; ambayo alivichukua mpaka nchi ya Shinari, kwa nyumba ya mungu wake; akazileta vyombo ndani ya nyumba ya hazina ya mungu wake.

3 Mfalme akamwambia Ashpenazi, mkuu wa matowashi wake, awalete baadhi ya wana wa Israeli, na wa uzao wa mfalme, na wa wakuu;

4 Watoto ambao hawakuwa na kasoro yoyote, bali walikuwa wenye kupendeza, na werevu katika hekima yote, na werevu katika maarifa, na ufahamu wa sayansi, na wale ambao walikuwa na uwezo wa kusimama ndani ya jumba la mfalme, na ambao wangeweza kufundisha masomo na masomo. ulimi wa Wakaldayo.

5 Mfalme akawapatia chakula cha kila siku cha chakula cha mfalme, na divai aliyokunywa; ili kuwalisha miaka mitatu, ili mwisho wake wasimame mbele ya mfalme.

6 Basi kati yao hao walikuwa wa wana wa Yuda, Danieli, na Hanania, na Mishaeli, na Azaria.

7 Mkuu wa matowashi akampa jina; kwa maana alimpa Danieli jina la Belteshaza; na kwa Hanania, wa Shadraka; na Mishaeli, wa Meshaki; na Azaria akamwita Abednego.

8 Lakini Danielieli aliamua moyoni mwake kwamba hatajitia unajisi kwa chakula cha mfalme, wala kwa divai aliyokunywa; kwa hiyo akamwomba mkuu wa matowashi asijitie unajisi.

9 Basi Mungu alikuwa amemfanya Danieli apendwe na fadhili nyororo na mkuu wa matowashi.

10 Mkuu wa matowashi akamwuliza Danieli, Ninamwogopa bwana wangu mfalme, aliyekuamuru chakula na kinywaji chako; kwa nini ataziona nyuso zako zikiwa mbaya kuliko watoto wako? ndipo mtanifanya nihatarishe kichwa changu kwa mfalme.

11 Ndipo Danieli akamwambia yule mkuu, ambaye mkuu wa matowashi alikuwa amemweka juu ya Danieli, na Hanania, na Mishaeli, na Azaria,

12 Tafadhali niwathibitishie watumishi wako, siku kumi; na watupe mapigo ya kula, na maji ya kunywa.

13 Ndipo nyuso zetu ziangaliwe mbele yako, na sura za watoto wale wanaokula chakula cha mfalme; na kama utakavyoona, watendee watumishi wako.

14 Basi akawakubali katika neno hili, na kuwajaribu siku kumi.

15 Mwisho wa siku kumi, sura zao zilionekana kuwa nzuri na zenye mwili mnono kuliko watoto wote waliokula chakula cha mfalme.

16 Kwa hivyo, yule mkuu akaondoa sehemu ya chakula chao, na divai waliyopaswa kunywa; na kuwapa mapigo.

17 Kwa habari ya watoto hawa wanne, Mungu aliwapa maarifa na ujuzi katika kila elimu na hekima; na Danieli alikuwa na ufahamu katika maono yote na ndoto.

18 Hata mwisho wa siku zile ambazo mfalme alisema atawaleta, mkuu wa matowashi akawaleta mbele ya Nebukadreza.

19 Mfalme akazungumza nao; na katika hao wote hakukupatikana aliye kama Danieli, na Hanania, na Mishaeli, na Azaria; kwa hiyo wakasimama mbele ya mfalme.

20 Na katika mambo yote ya hekima na ufahamu, ambayo mfalme aliwauliza, aliwapata bora kuliko wachawi na wachawi wote waliokuwako katika ufalme wake wote.

21 Naye Danieli aliendelea hata mwaka wa kwanza wa mfalme Koreshi. ”

Daniel was also a man of prayer.  Daniel was an exiled Jew in Babylon, taken there as a boy.  He belonged to a noble family and was exceptionally able and intelligent.  Daniel lived through two kings and then finally King Darius.  King Darius divided his kingdom into one hundred and twenty provinces and appointed a prince or ruler over each province.  Over the princes, King Darius appointed three presidents, and over the presidents, King Darius placed Daniel.  About this time, Daniel was in his eighties, and his position made him second to the throne.  The princes and presidents below him became jealous and wanted Daniel out of the way.  They looked high and low to find fault with Daniel but couldn’t find anything wrong with his character.  But they did notice is Daniel kept the laws of his God and continually prayed.  What a testimony!  Even his worst enemies couldn’t find any fault in Daniel’s life.  Character is worth more than money or anything in this world.  Daniel’s character was perfect.  Because of their wicked jealousy, the princes and presidents devised a plan to get Daniel out of the way.  They went to King Darius and persuaded him to make a proclamation that prayer to any other than the King himself would be punishable by death.  This proclamation meant anyone caught praying to anything other than King Darius would be thrown into the lion’s den.

Danieli 6: 6.7

“6 Ndipo hawa marais na wakuu wakakusanyika pamoja kwa mfalme, wakamwambia hivi, Mfalme Dario, uishi milele.

7 Marais wote wa ufalme, magavana, na wakuu, washauri, na maakida, wameshauriana pamoja ili kuanzisha amri ya kifalme, na kutoa agizo thabiti, kwamba kila mtu atakayeomba ombi kwa Mungu au mtu yeyote siku thelathini, ila wewe, Ee mfalme, atatupwa ndani ya tundu la simba. ”

Daniel could have stopped praying.  He could have hidden, but Daniel was not a weak Christian!  He had moral stamina and courage!  Daniel was not ashamed to be caught on his knees praying to the true God.

Danieli 6: 10-11

“10 Basi Danieli alipojua ya kuwa maandishi yamesainiwa, akaingia nyumbani kwake; na madirisha yake yakiwa wazi katika chumba chake kuelekea Yerusalemu, akapiga magoti mara tatu kwa siku, akasali, akashukuru mbele za Mungu wake, kama vile alivyofanya zamani.

11 Ndipo wanaume hawa wakakusanyika, wakamkuta Danieli akiomba na kuomba mbele za Mungu wake. ”

Daniel loved God so much that he was not afraid to open his window and pray just as he had done in times past.  The princes immediately told King Darius what Daniel had done, and the King became sorrowful because he loved Daniel.  He didn’t want to throw Daniel into the lions’ den.  But Daniel was not afraid because he believed God would deliver him.  Daniel felt prayer to God was so important he was ready to give his life for it.

Maombi ni kitu tunachohitaji kufanya kila siku. Ninakupa changamoto kama kijana kuhakikisha unatumia muda na Mungu katika maombi.

Wafilipi 4: 6

“6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

RHT