Calling on God - Part 6 — Joshua Daniel

God's Unlimited Power and the Call to Greater Faith

To a dead halt, for lack of faith. God has not placed any limit on your asking. Is there any excuse for our sluggish asking? Is there any excuse for our small expectations? To say he is an almighty God?

Asking for Faith That Honors God

What does almighty mean? He can do anything. No limits. Why do you put a limit on your faith? Why don't you ask God for more faith? Why don't you ask God for a faith which honors him? Why don't you pray for a faith which does him justice?

Faith, Debt, and Pleasing God

So many people are in debt. I feel very sad when I see people in debt. Yes, God is able to lift you out of your debt. How can you serve God freely, when you have a heavy debt hanging over you? Without faith, it is impossible to please God.

Elijah's Double Portion and Bold Asking

No large show, he asked God for a double portion. You have got a million, Elijah. But you have a God who is an unlimited amount. So give me two million. Can you ask such an absurd thing? You have only one million in your pocket.

Approaching God's Throne with Boldness

You have said, ask what you want. But I want two million. Bold asking. The Bible says, approach his throne with boldness. When you have a clean heart, when you can lift up holy hands, you can ask a God who is limitless, unlimited things.

Paul's Prayer for Strength in the Inner Man

Now, if you turn to the book of Ephesians, and the prayer of St. Paul for the Ephesian church, let us quickly see this before we close. Ephesians 3rd chapter, please. For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And what does he pray? On his knees, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by might, by his Spirit, in the inner man. See, we are all worried about the outer man.

Outward Appearance Versus the Inner Man

How is my faith? Oh, this looking glass, this mirror, does not do me any justice. I must look better than this. This photographer did not do a good job. See, by bold hand has come out glistening. Now, listen, you can find fault with the mirror, you can find fault with the photographer.

No, no, no, no. God looks at the inner man. How is this man inside? Somehow, we do not represent strength in the inner man. There is a standard reply for this question. Sometimes, you know, I go to the doctor's office.

There is a very common question in America. How are you today? Standard reply. Fine. Even little fellows say, fine. So, anyway, people greet one another in the clinic. How are you? Fine. If you are fine, why are you in the clinic?

I am sometimes amused at this kind of hypocrisy. But that is a common thing. How is your inner man today? Can you say, fine? No. People have complaints. People have murmurings. People have fears. My doctor examined my eyes.

He had operated on my eyes. What did he say? You have twenty-twenty vision. That is perfect vision. So, I put away my glasses. I give glory to God. It was a great inconvenience to be carrying my glasses with me.

You know, I have enough things to carry. Listen, friends. Let us go to our wonderful saviour. The finale of this prayer is 19th verse.