Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counselor hath taught him?
We don’t counsel God on what changes we want, prayers bring us closer to His teachings. His omniscience precludes Him from being surprised by any prayer that would subsequently change His mind. Since He knows the end of all things and of all matters, how could our prodding change His mind? Malachi 3:6 • “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Shall the petitions of unrighteous man change the mind of a righteous God who judges perfectly? No, that cannot be. And yet from the scriptures, it is also clear that God says He does answers prayer. So does God answer prayer and does prayer change things? Or more to the point, does God change His mind because of those prayers, or were the prayers that are answered always the will of God to begin with? We can only come to one Biblical conclusion if we deem God an all-knowing being. For you can’t change your mind if you already know the final outcome. Obviously God uses prayer for the benefit of His people, a
