Amen and Amen!
Here in Colombia, the women (and men) are powerful prayer warriors.
At the close of prayer, they do not only say Amen, but "Amen, and Amen".
And I have even heard, "Amen, and Amen, and Amen!".
This reminded me of something I read from John Piper a few years ago that says “Amen” is the exclamation point to prayer.
We say Amen not as a closing to our prayer in that we are saying, “Yes, I have completed this prayer”.
We say Amen as our "prayer is the confident plea for God to make good on His promises of future grace for Christ's sake."
John Piper explains that prayer is a response to promises that are the assurance
of God's future grace.
God already said "Amen" to all His promises through and in Jesus Christ.
Our "Amen" says "Yes, God has made all these promises.".
"For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us."
2 Corinthians 1:20
So, this made me think, for some things we pray there is no direct promise from God, like please make my house to sell, show me who to marry, show me which job to take, etc.
But if we understand who God is and His power, we can probably link all our requests in some way to a promise.
Some examples:
Jeremiah 29:11 - God knows the plans He has...
Psalm 37:25 - I have never seen the righteous beg for bread ...
Matthew 11:28-30 - Come to God for rest...
Psalm 23:1-3 - I will not lack when the Lord is my Shepherd …
Philippians 4:19 - He will supply all my need...
There are so many verses of promises for protection, leading, supply, etc. and many more!
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