Is it only when we pray or make a declaration that our words and conversations count?
NO.
Everything we say gets straight to God's ears and he can answer us even when we were not talking to him. But what will the answer be? When you go to ask people about a business without first asking him, he is involved.
You are his child and every conversation you have matters to him and he is right there to hear and answer even when you don't ask him or when you ask all of a sudden.
Read this word for word please:
2 Kings 1:1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
--- It was interesting that God was not called but he was still a part of the conversation and had something to say---
1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?1:4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
---Dear Child of God. You cannot keep God out of your life by ignoring his existence, but you may receive correction rather than the succor which he desires to give all those who belong to in him.---
1:5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?1:6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?1:8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
-- The King knew Elijah, that was a prophet of God and even where he was from but he had more faith in other God's and decided to get to them. Sometimes we feel God is far away and it is easier to go to a 'closer' other source for information or help. But Elijah met them on their way, he was closer than the prophets of evil and God was even closer. He was right there when the conversation was raking place ---
1:9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
--Here is another simple conversation with INSTANT response from heaven. The key thing here is that God heard the conversation as it was happening. Elijah didn't have to wait 5 minutes for his prayer to travel to heaven and a response to come down. God didn't have to check Elijah's record to see if he was good enough to be answered. Child of God PLEASE we need to know beyond a shadow of doubt that God is WITH US. He sees and hears instantly even when we don't shout and kneel down and all. We should not pray and still have fear in our hearts about whether God will hear or answer. Elijah was not even saying God please if I be a man of God. He was responding to an instruction, talking to the captain and God responded as his own part of the conversation. How much more now that we have the Holy spirit in our hearts as Children of God. God is as part of all our conversations but what will his response be to the kinds of things we are saying?
1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.1:15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah,
--- Hello! Angel!? Who invited him. When did the Angel arrive? Did Elijah pray for an angel to tell him what to do? How many seconds did that take for the Angel to come down from heaven?
Child of God once again I call on you. Please do not think that God needs time, or notice before he can bring you your miracle or before he can respond to your request. GOD is GOD. He is neither limited by time nor space nor your forgetting to request for his presence. He is there already and he is there to do you good and take care of you, bless you and reassure you. Have faith. The captain was not adressing God, he was pleading with Elijah but God sent an angel to add his voice to the conversation. Child of God please do not forget. God is with you and he wants to bless you and he can do ANYTHING. HE is All-Powerfull.
Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.1:18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 2 Kings
You cannot keep God out of your conversations. Not even the 'unsavoury' ones where you go against his will.
The centurion pleaded with Elijah and God responded by talking to Elijah. When talking with friends if you say "When others say there is a casting down, I will say there is a lifting up." God can respond by talking to someone else to give you business, the next thing you know, your phone is ringing.
He hears your prayers and all conversations instantly so please 'Have Faith' in our might God. Halleluyah. God bless
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father and shepherd of my soul. Thank you for being with me always. Thank you for helping me to realise it. God I recognise that you are a part of all conversations as they happen. I pray you make me sensitive to what you have to say. Help me to have right conversations always. I love you Lord.
