Over the last few weeks I’ve challenged you to think about the sacraments as things that God does: - God washes us in our baptism – we are baptized by one Spirit into one body. - Christ feeds us in the Lord’s Supper.
The sacraments become effectual means of salvation... by the blessing of Christ and the working of his Spirit in those who receive the sacraments by faith.
And so perhaps you will not be surprised to hear me say that prayer is also a means of salvation, whereby God acts in prayer to save us!
At first it may sound strange – but that’s exactly what Solomon talks about in 2 Chronicles 6.
Think about the refrain, “And listen from heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.” “then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them again to the land that you gave to them and to their fathers.” [and many other times!]
Solomon asks that God would hear the prayers made toward the temple – and that God would act upon the prayers made toward the temple – that when the anointed King and his people prayed toward this house, that God would hear, forgive, and maintain their cause.
In other words, Solomon is convinced that prayer is a central means of Israel’s salvation!
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