Prayer: Glorifying and Magnifying God

Prayer is synonymous with and an act of glorifying and magnifying God. A humble prayer brings God's presence and peace, as stated in Scripture: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3, NIV)

A Sincere Recap:

Before we proceed further, let us recap the takeaways from our series of articles so far:

1. Prayer is synonymous with glorifying and magnifying God.
2. Prayer is continuous: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.
3. Every individual human has two basic parts: soul and body.
4. Humanity spends more time on their body than their soul.
5. Mary is a human being before being God's mother.
6. Mary's soul continually immersed in God's glorification.
7. Our soul must continually be immersed in God's glorification.
8. God has created human souls for His continual glorification.
9. Human souls are created for God's eternal glorification, while the body must glorify Him until it returns to dust.
10. God awaits those who wish to glorify Him.
11. God remains in every thought of those who continually glorify Him or desire to glorify Him.
12. To glorify God, it is essential to have absolute knowledge of the body and soul.
13. God's continual glorification is impossible with incomplete knowledge of the body and soul.
14. For God's glorification, knowledge of the body and soul is necessary, just as complete knowledge is necessary to play a musical instrument.
15. Just as the tune from a broken drum does not please humanity, a broken soul from God, an impure human soul's glorification to God, does not please Him.
16. God creates the human soul first, then instills it in the mother's womb to create flesh around it.
17. In God's eyes, the human soul has precedence over the body.
18. Human souls are immortal, created for eternal glorification of God, whereas human bodies are mortal in nature.
19. Unlike God, humanity gives their body precedence over their soul.
20. God creates the human soul first, saying, "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb." Therefore, we are parts of His heart, His children – sons and daughters. We must love others, our brothers and sisters, as ourselves.
21. Humanity has a Give 'n Take relationship with God. If we are concerned for our soul, God will reside in us and take care of our physical needs.
22. Those who wish to have a Give relationship with God make their soul humble, poor in impurity.
23. Mary, due to her humbleness, could establish a Give relationship with God, which helped her body and soul become godly. Thus, her home became heaven in her worldly life.
24. If we could gradually become humble, then our home too will fill with love, humility, forgiveness, peace, compassion, endurance, and peace, and thus will become heaven during our worldly life.
25. Nothing is more important than concerns for our soul. God has never commanded or uttered a single word, and there is no biblical evidence, that substantiate concerns and worries for the body.
26. No prayer succeeds concerns for the human soul.
27. Both body and soul are created to glorify God consistently.
28. The human body impurifies and discords the soul and delivers it away from prayer, hindering the soul from praying (glorifying) God.
29. Unnecessary love for the body is a cause for the soul's death.
30. Eve unnecessarily loved her body, thus becoming the reason for the death of her and her husband's soul.
31. When our body attacks our soul, it leaves it unsuitable to glorify God.
32. We humans are completely free to glorify or not glorify God; the choice is ours.
33. God's grace remains on humanity. This depends on humanity and how we proceed in our life with God's grace.
34. Just as a mule is controlled by a bridle, foolish people, with mule-like human behavior, are penalized to help them bridle their worldly lust and mule-like uncontrollable thoughts.
35. The human body is always inclined towards worldly lust and weaknesses. However, driving it straight on the path of truth is our duty.
36. God desires to find our soul busy glorifying Him on the day He will come like a thief.

Essentials to Return Journey: His Holiness

There is no harmony between holiness and unholiness. To be in harmony with God, one must embody His holiness, as stated in Scripture: "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." (Luke 6:36, NIV)

A common proverb says, "We come empty-handed and will leave empty-handed." However, I assure you that we are not born empty-handed. God has wrapped our soul in flesh in our mother's womb. Thus, He has given us a soul in His image and likeness, proving that we are not born empty-handed, but rather with His holiness, and we will have to return to Him with that same holiness.

A Place with no Rooms for Unholiness:

Remember, heaven is a holy place where there is no room for unholiness and impurity, as reminded in Scripture: "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24, NIV)

Here, "rich" refers to being rich in impurity and unholiness. Not everyone who is wealthy is impure and unholy. Who can surpass the richness of Jesus, the owner of everything?

Continuing Our Journey:

As we explore the concept of continuous prayer, we will delve deeper into understanding the human body and soul and how to unceasingly glorify our Lord God.

To be Continued…..

==> Stay tuned for our next article, where we'll uncover how 'What is Prayer? (Part-X)’ that transforms our faith journey.

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