Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed.
The effectual fervent prayer of
a righteous man
availeth
much.
James 5:16 (KJV)
Why Pray?
Because nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer,
except that which lies outside
the will of God. You'll never
know how many people have been
strengthened because you asked
God to encourage them. Or healed
because you stood with them in
faith. Or how many spiritual
runaways have come home because
you prayed for their souls? None
of us will ever know the true
results of our prayers this side
of heaven, but we know this:
God's kingdom on earth is
established by those who pray,
Through prayer we're invited
into a relationship with God, a
relationship that involves both
talking and
listening. Prayer is
talking with God about what we
are doing together as
Dallas
Willard put it. In addition to
all the other work that gets
done through prayer, the
greatest work of all is the
knitting together of our hearts
with the heart of God. Many a
person on their deathbed has
regretted their obsession with
work, money, pleasure and power.
But have you ever heard of
anyone who regretted spending
too much time in prayer? No.
Where there is much prayer,
there's much love.
G. Ashton Oldham says, Prayer
does not consist in battering
the walls of heaven, for
personal benefit or the success
of our plans. Rather, it's the
committing of our selves to
carrying our God's purposes. It
is a telephone call to
headquarters for orders. It's
not bending God's will to ours,
but our will to His. In prayer
we tap reservoirs of spiritual
power whereby God can find
fuller entrance into the hears
of men. Why pray?, That's why~
Prayer:
Show us your mercy, O Lord; And grant us your salvation. Clothe
your ministers with
righteousness; Let your people
sing with joy. Give peace, O
Lord, in the entire world; For
only in you can we live in
safety. Lord, keep this nation
under your care; And guide us in
the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon
earth; You're saving health
among all nations. Let not the
needy, O Lord, be forgotten; Nor
the hope of the poor be taken
away. Create in us clean
hearts, O God; And sustain us by
your Holy Spirit.
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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