My
Morning Prayer: The Promises of Prayer, 2
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow
One
attitude you don’t want to have about prayer is that you’re good at it…it’s not
about long prayers, eloquent prayers, repetitious prayers, or “listen to me”
prayers.
"Two men went up to the temple to
pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other
men--extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast
twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector,
standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be
merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than
the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles
himself will be exalted" (Luke
18:10-14 NKJV).
Pray
because you are poor…because you are needy and dependent. Pray in
faith.
This poor man cried out, and
the LORD heard him, And
saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps all
around those who fear Him, And delivers them. Oh, taste and see that
the LORD is good;
Blessed is the
man who trusts in
Him! Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions
lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack
any good thing (Psalm 34:6-10 NKJV).
Prayer
is not God’s last line of defense in case everything else fails (oh no! things
have gotten this bad!).
Prayer
is the avenue God uses to bring the wanderer home.
It
keeps us from looking for life’s answers somewhere else.
It
directs the needy to the place of complete provision.
It
quiets the restless heart from running to and fro.
It is
the secret place where sons and daughters can speak to their Father privately
and in full confidence of acceptance and understanding…where brothers and
sisters can help share the load…where the weary heart can cast its burden…where
the weeping heart can bring its tears…where the grateful heart can offer its
thanksgiving…where the happy heart can bring its praise, and…
It is
through the prayer of faith that the promises of God are activated.
My Morning Prayer
-Marina Bromley
Thank
you, Lord, for each example and lesson that you teach us in your Word, the Bible,
on prayer. Thank you that you give us every opportunity to come to you, in
every circumstance and in every mood and emotion. Thank you that you are always
listening, always available, always willing. Teach me to come to you with
everything I have…weary, weeping, grateful or happy…you are willing to hear
them all. I trust you with my heart, and want to hold your hand as you walk
with me through every season and circumstance. In Jesus’s name, amen.
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