If God is Omniscient, then why pray?
Beloved in Christ, this kind of questions has affected the prayer life of many, because they are deficient in knowledge with respect to what the bible really teaches about prayer. Someone may ask, what is the essence of praying, if God is all knowing and already knows what we will pray for? If God is Omniscient and sovereign, why does he still require of us to pray? Why doesn't he just do certain things in our lives without our prayer, after all he is Omniscient and sovereign? I think it is a logical question which must be answered biblically, so that those seeking answers will be satisfied. Yes, God is Omniscient, sovereign and omnipotent, yet he requires us to pray. But why does he want us to pray, if he is all knowing? Because, prayer is the primary means we communicate and fellowship with our father. Though God already knows from eternity past what we will pray for, and has already made provisions to meet our needs, yet, because he wants to fellowship with us, he bids us to co...