Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Psalm 80:1-7
by: Susie Sanborn.
I’ve been told that if you don’t ask the Lord for forgiveness when you pray, he won’t hear your requests. I don’t know how true that statement is. I’m not sure if we can know how God actually responds to our prayers. However, when I look at verse four of Psalm 80, I see that the people of Israel sometimes felt that God was not pleased with their prayers. The prayer formula I learned in college is good to keep in mind. ACTS: A-Adoration, C-Confession, T-Thanksgiving, S-Supplication. If we remember to include these four “acts” of worship in our prayers I think we can be sure that God will hear and respond each time we pray.