And it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men who are settled in complacency, who say in their heart, ‘The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.” Zephaniah 1:12
Prayer changes us, it is true. Prayer is humbling. Prayer can be very head-clearing, even cathartic.
But that’s not all. Prayer changes things. Not magically. Not presto changeo. But actually, albeit mysteriously, according to the will of God. When we doubt this, or underemphasize it, we risk becoming sinfully complacent, saying in our heart, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil. He will not do anything.”
Our God is Unchanging, but He is in the changing business. After all, isn’t real change—a new creation inside and out, personally and universally—isn’t that what salvation is all about?
