Come... Let Us Reason Together - James B Rector - March 1974

James B Rector

DID YOU ever wonder just how far you can go with God without being disrespectful? Should your prayers be bold; and if so, how will He react? Is it possible to actually change God's mind, or is He essentially unapproachable? In times past God dealt with His people on a very direct, personal, often face-to-face basis. We know, for instance, that He walked and talked with Adam (Gen. 2:16; 3:8), that He stopped to eat a meal with Abraham (Gen. 18:1-8), and on one occasion even wrestled all night with Jacob (Gen. 32:24-30). But God does not work that way today. No one is able to see God. He does not speak personally and audibly to us as He did to many of the righteous men of old. But we do have one of the greatest blessings of all - that of being able to look back upon the Old Testament and learn the meaningful lessons which the lives of God's past servants hold for us. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library