Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who
seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among
you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks
for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in
heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew
7:7-11
If
we believe God answers prayer, we will pray.
If we believe God always answers prayer, we will always pray. If we believe God sometimes answers prayer,
we will pray sometimes. If we believe
God is casual about answering prayer, we will be casual about praying. If we believe God listens for our prayers, we
will speak to Him in prayer. Our prayer
life is the surest indicator of what we believe about God.
I desire to know God better, so I
pray. I desire to see His mighty acts in my days, so I fall on my knees often.
I long to see my family saved, so I call out their names in intercession. I
desire to pastor a church that makes a difference, so I charge the flock to
pray unceasingly. Yet I cannot mandate
that men pray, so I appeal to the Spirit of God in them to awaken their hearts
and lovingly encourage them to enter into realm of the impossible, the
improbable, the miraculous, and the eternal through prayer. Prayer is the key
that opens the door to the unbridled power God wants to release – simply
because we ask.
What an awesome reality -- prayer
is the key to victory over enemies too strong for us, mountains too high for
us, waters too deep, problems too tough to overcome. One might think saints need
to swim the deepest ocean, be a superhero, or outsmart and outflank our foes. Yet
the way up is down on our knees, the
way out is in the prayer closet, the
victories we see are won in the secret place, and our weapon of choice is
prayer.
Remember:
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Prayer releases the astonishing acts of God, and
reminds us that we have been given extraordinary capabilities.
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Prayer is the “natural” response of the
spiritual man.
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Prayer causes God to dispatch angels, who
minister to the needs we lift up to Him.
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Prayer is the little thing we do that precedes
the great things God does.
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Prayer is the great emancipator of all who are
held prisoner to anything or anyone other than Christ.
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Prayer must become the primary ministry of The
Father’s House and my house.
Love and peace,
Pastor Eric
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