Did you know that the greatest moments in a Christian's life come through prayer? Take our Lord for instance, when Jesus prayed, heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him. Then there is the disciples, the Spirit came upon them as they gathered to pray on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 1:14; 2:1). When the disciples prayed together after Pentecost, their gathering place was shaken, and they were emboldened to proclaim the Gospel throughout the city (Acts 4:31).
"When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." Luke 3:21-22.
I believe that prayer is not a substitute for hard work. I believe that prayer is the work! God does things in and through our lives by prayer that He does in no other way. As we pray and as our attention is turned toward God, we become more receptive to aligning our lives with His will. I doubt that God will equip us with His power while we are racing off to our next appointment. His Spirit will not empower us if we are oblivious to what He is saying. He requires our complete attention before He will fill us with the powerful presence of His Spirit. And that comes only through prayer.
If you need help learning how to pray, use Jesus as your model. His prayers were always heard and answered. You might say or think, that's because He is the Son of God. Not so! He told us Himself that whatever we asked for, in His Name, we would receive. But, the key is that we need to align ourselves with His will and not ours. Jesus never prayed for things out of selfish ambition, but only what was the good and acceptable will of the Father. This is where prayer becomes important in the life of a Christian. How do we know what that will is? We get on our knees before the Father and align ourselves with Him. We tell Him how we are, what we are feeling, then ask Him to show us His will. Jesus always prayed for the will of His Father.
If you do not sense the Holy Spirit's power in your life, you may not be spending adequate time in prayer. Perhaps you are pursuing you own agenda instead of seeking the Father's will. You might even have abandoned your place of prayer before God's answer came. Remember, God works according to His timing, not ours. Sometimes we can be in a hurry to get through our prayer and not hear His voice. If you will commit yourself to spending sustained time in prayer, asking for God's kingdom on earth, God will work in your life just as He did in the lives of Jesus and His disciples. Commitment to God and spending time with Him is the important key to lining up your life with God's will and the life He has in store for you!
May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!
"When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." Luke 3:21-22.
I believe that prayer is not a substitute for hard work. I believe that prayer is the work! God does things in and through our lives by prayer that He does in no other way. As we pray and as our attention is turned toward God, we become more receptive to aligning our lives with His will. I doubt that God will equip us with His power while we are racing off to our next appointment. His Spirit will not empower us if we are oblivious to what He is saying. He requires our complete attention before He will fill us with the powerful presence of His Spirit. And that comes only through prayer.
If you need help learning how to pray, use Jesus as your model. His prayers were always heard and answered. You might say or think, that's because He is the Son of God. Not so! He told us Himself that whatever we asked for, in His Name, we would receive. But, the key is that we need to align ourselves with His will and not ours. Jesus never prayed for things out of selfish ambition, but only what was the good and acceptable will of the Father. This is where prayer becomes important in the life of a Christian. How do we know what that will is? We get on our knees before the Father and align ourselves with Him. We tell Him how we are, what we are feeling, then ask Him to show us His will. Jesus always prayed for the will of His Father.
If you do not sense the Holy Spirit's power in your life, you may not be spending adequate time in prayer. Perhaps you are pursuing you own agenda instead of seeking the Father's will. You might even have abandoned your place of prayer before God's answer came. Remember, God works according to His timing, not ours. Sometimes we can be in a hurry to get through our prayer and not hear His voice. If you will commit yourself to spending sustained time in prayer, asking for God's kingdom on earth, God will work in your life just as He did in the lives of Jesus and His disciples. Commitment to God and spending time with Him is the important key to lining up your life with God's will and the life He has in store for you!
May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!
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