R.C. Sproul

The only real answer I can give to that question is, of course not.

What could be further from your imagination than that your prayer or my prayer would have the power or the influence to change the mind of the Almighty?

I mean, just think about that for just two minutes, and you will see that to ask the question is to answer it.

Because what would have to happen for God to change His mind?

What kind of a view of God do we have when we assume that God has worked out a plan, and He has His plan A, and He's about to implement this plan that grows out of His perfect knowledge of His absolute wisdom,

and his total righteousness and integrity.

So he's utterly incapable of having an evil design, and he's incapable of having a foolish plan, isn't he?

And so he has his plan A, and he's going to implement it, and then all of a sudden, something he hasn't anticipated takes place.

You begin to pray, and you say, well, God, could you please change this plan a little bit?

I would prefer that you do it a different way.

Have you considered this, and have you considered that?

And suddenly, you're God's guidance counselor, and you get him to change his mind because you persuade him,

that his first plan was not a good one, or you give him information that he lacked before you talked to him.

Now think about it.

What kind of a God do you have if you think that you have to inform him of the details of what's going on down here?

Well, the Scriptures tell us that the Lord knows what you need before you ask it.

And what's the conclusion?

Therefore, you don't need to bother to ask?

Isn't that amazing?

That the Father, who knows everything about you, He knows every hair on your head.