supplication, let your request be knows to God? What does supplication mean? (forgive spelling)
2007-12-22 17:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by fred g 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Supplication is praying for a need to be supplied.
A request.
While we are to be open to and pray for the will of God, it is pretty common among Christians that if you don't know what the will of God is, you pray for the person to be blessed (with health, or overcoming the situation, or whatever) and that you pray the desires of your heart..."I really want this job." "I pray that my trip goes well." "I want my friend to get a clean bill of health."
It is a gesture of honesty with God. You may as well tell him what you want because he knows anyway. You might not get the answer in the form you thought, but you will have been honest with God.
2007-12-22 17:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Supplication is a humble or earnest prayer to GOD. You know when you come with a humle heart before the Lord or in His presence.
2007-12-23 01:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by *geriane* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "supplication" means a humble, an earnest & heart felt request.
2007-12-23 01:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by A Messi No More 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let YOUR petitions be made known to God.”
In short, “supplication” refers to humble, earnest entreaty.
Supplication is defined as “humble and earnest entreaty.” In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the original-language word is always used with reference to God. It therefore stresses the fact that, in addition to persevering in prayer, there is a need to be truly serious. Understandably, not all our petitions are supplications. But our prayers should include such. We even read that Jesus Christ offered “supplications . . . with strong outcries and tears, and he was favorably heard for his godly fear.” (Hebrews 5:7) Similarly, when we hear of our brothers being cruelly persecuted, it would be fitting not only to petition God on their behalf but to supplicate Jehovah to give them strength to endure and to defeat the purpose of persecution. (Compare 2 Corinthians 1:8-11)
When appealing to Jehovah for help in our struggle to pummel our bodies, we rightly come before him as suppliants. (Romans 7:15-24; 1 Corinthians 9:27) Is there a problem in controlling one’s thoughts or temper? Then, besides making amends for any hurt a person may have caused, he should humbly entreat or supplicate Jehovah God for help. What if the problem involves eating or drinking? Again, it would be in order to supplicate Jehovah for aid and also to enlist the help of family members and/or elders of the congregation.
When properly taught, even children can make supplication to Jehovah and be heard. For example, a 10-year-old boy wrote the following to the Watchtower Society: “On November 20 at 3 p.m. two boys came up to me in the schoolyard, and one of them put a knife to my throat and threatened to kill me. I prayed to Jehovah, and just then a police car drove by and the boys ran away.”
Of course, when we pray to Jehovah God, we should also be willing to do our part. King David not only supplicated God in time of great distress but also took practical steps. (2 Samuel 15:31–17:14) Other faithful servants of Jehovah, such as Jacob, did likewise. (Genesis 32:9-21) Yes, our actions should be consistent with our requests.
Do we pray for our daily bread? Then we must be willing to work for it, for “if anyone does not want to work, neither let him eat.” (Matthew 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:10) Do we pray not to be brought into temptation? Then we must avoid deliberately putting ourselves into compromising circumstances. (Matthew 6:13) Do we pray for peace among ourselves? Then we must be peacemakers. (Psalm 122:6-9; 1 Peter 3:11) This means that we must be careful not to offend others needlessly nor to create issues unnecessarily. We should avoid being unduly sensitive. Do we pray that God’s work may increase? Then we should be having “plenty to do in the work of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58) Do we pray for wisdom? Then we must also use all the means that God has provided for getting wisdom. (James 1:5-8; Psalm 119:105; 2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 10:23-25)
Hopefully, the words above explained what “supplication” means. Many of us have read the Bible from cover to cover, but do not analyze key words and terms like they surge. There is a difference between quoting the words of scriptures and understanding the what the words mean so that we may get the most out of it. Hopefully, your question will spring others to dig deeper when reading their Bibles.
Source(s):
New Translation of the Holy Scriptures
June 1, 1980 Watchtower Magazine
Published by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Article: ’Use Every Form of Prayer and Supplication’
Pages 24, 25 (Paragraphs 11-15)
2007-12-23 02:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by the_answer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that that particular god does not know what your requests will be, and is therefore less than omniscient, and much less than omnipotent. I suggest you get a new god, one that knows what you need and gives it to you without having to find out the implied meaning of the word "supplication". That sounds like a "catch-22" to me.
2007-12-23 01:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
You spelled it right.
It's basically requesting God's aid.
2007-12-23 01:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by Little Red Hen 2.0 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a humble petetion or asking..... to lower your guard and to ask in ernest..... go in peace..... God bless
2007-12-23 01:57:03 · answer #7 · answered by Annie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
allowing yourself to be used by god to do his will
2007-12-23 01:54:26 · answer #8 · answered by J DUBS 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it means orally servicing your local minister
2007-12-23 01:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋