We read in 1 Timothy 4:4-5: Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the invocation of God in prayer."
I find this scripture verse enlightening, for in effect it reminds me what Romans 8:28 says, For those who love God, all things work for good.
It reminds me that no incident, no harm or suffering, no joy or sorrow, no disappointment or pain need be lost. For with God, we have the power to make everything count, even those things that seem to count against us. Timothy reminds us that prayer can change the course of action of anything by blessing it. What a reminder of our power for good!
I think we all tend to forget this important point of prayer. Remembering it can be a powerful aid in overcoming feelings of helplessness and vulnerability. It is a reminder that prayer does indeed change things.
I'd like to conclude today's ponderings with the words from Romans 8:35, 37-39:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who love us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, not height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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