WHEN WE HIT BOTTOM When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you. Jonah 2:7 Jonah was a strange sort of man. On one hand, he was considered one of the great prophets of his time who served under the reign of Jeroboam II. […]
Prayer
EYE-OPENING TRUTHS
EYE-OPENING TRUTHS Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” 2 Kings 6:17 Eyes are important. Just ask Elisha and his servant. In 2 Kings 6 we see Elisha and his servant completely surrounded by an enemy army. It appears there was no way out of their […]
PRAYING FOR OUR FAMILIES
PRAYING FOR OUR FAMILIES Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom. Job 1:5 King Solomon once wrote, “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward […]
WHERE SHOULD WE PRAY
WHERE SHOULD WE PRAY? When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Matthew 6:6 Where were you the last time you prayed? Was it on your bed this morning? On your way to work? Before your latest meal? Or was […]
INCESSANTLY
INCESSANTLY! Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up… “Will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?” Luke 18:1,7 “Nothing is so necessary as to call upon God incessantly […]
SHOULD WE PRAY FOR SUCCESS
He prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today.” Genesis 24:12 Is it wrong to pray for success? There are some things that our world is obsessed with, and success is one of them. Go to the library and look for books on success. You will find […]
THE END OF THE ROPE
He [Moses] asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them […]
A Prayer for Strength
“But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands.’” Nehemiah 6:9 Nehemiah was the cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes I. It was his duty to test and serve the king’s wine. The king needed to have complete faith in this servant. Because of this trust, one day Artaxerxes honored Nehemiah’s wish […]
Jesus Has a Prayer List
“Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” Romans 8:33,34 […]
Going to the Mat in Prayer
“Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Colossians 4:12 Wrestling is not new. The sport had its start in the […]