(Clip) God Is Seeking A Love Relationship — Zac Poonen

Warning Against Ritual Prayer Without Relationship

Your wife. Verse 13. Even as you go on in life a practical word of warning see this message is so relevant to our 20th or 21st century Christianity. He says in verse 13. You cover the Lord's altar with tears.

The Difference Between Prayer and Answered Prayer

You pray you weep. You have fasting and praying all night prayer meetings. But he doesn't listen to you. I want to ask you a question. You know I heard this expression many years ago. I said what. This expression was this.

What we need these days is not more prayer. What we need is more answered prayer. You know the difference between prayer and answered prayer. They are as prophets prayed for hours. Elijah prayed for one minute.

This was prayer. This was answered prayer. What we need is more answered prayer. Why do I say that. Because sometimes we can get a comfort in our heart. Every week I'm going for fasting and prayer for seven hours a week.

Measuring Prayer by Fellowship With God Rather Than Time

Every morning I pray for one hour. And we glory in that secretly. Your glory in that. You measure your prayer not by fellowship with God but by a wretched thing called a watch. Is that how you measure prayer.

That proves that you don't love God at all. And I'll prove it to you supposing a young boy and girl said we are deeply in love with each other. We want to be by ourselves and always. The girl is looking at the watch.

Love Is Not Measured by the Clock

You know that they don't really love one another. If they love one another they put their watch away and say forget time. You just got to be with each other. But if the boy and girl are always looking at the watch okay half an hour is up.

You got to go. You can be sure that's an arranged marriage not a love marriage. If they love one another they don't look at the clock. I want to ask you my brothers and sisters how many of you measure your fellowship with God by the watch.

A Heart-to-Heart Love Relationship With God

I have never done it. Once in 41 years I say no. It may be one minute. It may be one hour. It's love relationship. It's answer. Prairie. It's a heart God looks at.