Matthew 21:22
The promise of prayer, which we find in this verse, has seemed to many an empty promise. They fail to obtain it because they fail to believe. Just as so many other things, belief has been counterfeited by the enemy. People will say they believe in this or that. Faith is not just believing that something or someone exists. Faith is trusting that One with all that we are, and all that we hope to be. Faith is making God your God. He is to be Your focus, the central Reason that transcends all others. True faith is like the man on the high wire or the pilot of an airplane, who trusts their very lives to one thing. That is faith in God, that is believing, to trust our very lives to Him. To believe him above all else, above our own senses. It is then that we shall receive in prayer exactly what we want because we shall then know what we truly need.
Bible Reading: Genesis 31:1-32:32
Scripture Memory: James 1:11 “For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your steadfast love. We know that we can trust You with everything because You are worthy of our very lives. We may spend ourselves upon You knowing that we are not fools. You alone are God. All the things that people trust are but dust and ashes. You alone are faithful. You alone are all-knowing. You alone have the power to handle everything we will ever face. Only You are worthy of complete faith. You are the Fountainhead of Grace, the Source of Life, the Power of Eternity. We can look to You and see Your great and awesome glory. You are most glorious! You are above all things! You have the wisdom of the ages, the love that can melt the heart of stone, and the holiness of holiness! Oh God, You overwhelm me! You are so great, and I am so small! Thank You for all that You are, and all that You have done. Thank You for Christ, and all that He is. I know I shall be with Him in His coming again to this earth. His kingdom shall be everlasting. His servants shall be happy. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.
Prayer Requests: Pray for a woman who just had a bad fall. Pray for a woman awaiting the results of several tests for her heart. Pray for a man to have opportunities to witness on the job.
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