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What is Prayer?
The heading for this blog post comes from the title of a book written by Dr. Charles Stanley. On the opening page of his book he explains: "You have the privilege of coming into the very throne room of the GREAT I AM. Not only have you been invited to stand in His presence, you have been invited to conversation, an intimate dialogue with the One who cares about you most. It is the ultimate conversation: your opportunity to seek understanding from your Creator; your chance to ask the Lord of all that exists to deliver you in the areas where you cannot help yourself; and your privilege to know Him better."
Our topic in our Sunday School class and recent posts on the blog have been about, "The Christian and Prayer" with a subtopic, "Unlocking the Secrets of a Successful Prayer Life."
We are reading scripture that pertain to the basic elements of prayer. For example, review again the morning prayer that was used by the early Christians in Psalm 63. This Psalm is divided into three sections: verses 1 - 4:Soul Thirst;
verses 5-7: Soul Satisfaction;
verses 5-11:Soul Trust.
Do these headings reflect your soul in your daily prayer life?
This week March 17 - 23 we are going to look deeper into knowing how to have an effective prayer life. Our objective is to learn how to claim by faith the great power available through prayer.
Our memory verse is: "The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
James 5:16 b (ESV)
We know that the Christian has no strength of his own. Where may a Christian obtain his strength?
In God's word we find the answer: "Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might." Ephesians 6:10 (NKJ)
In our study this week one assignment is to answer the following question: What do the following Bible references tell you about the qualities God demands in a person for powerful prayer? (Note : for those who read my blog but are not in my class I will list the verses. Please take the time to read these references and list the qualities God demands for you to have powerful prayer.)
Hebrews 11:1, 6
Romans 12:1,2
Mark 11:25
I John 3:22
Ephesians 5:18
In what ever generation, season of life, circumstances, vocation, or marriage status, now is the time to examine your prayer life. My friend, I pray that you will refocus your efforts to have a deeper relationship with your Lord and commit to a daily ultimate conversation with the personal God who loves you. I can honestly tell you that I plan to strongly commit and devote designated time during this new year, 2014, to my personal loving God in conversation. The Evil One, Satan, is all around us seeking for all he can convince that darkness and death is a better option than light and life. Remember he is the father of lies and his strategies are to reverse the meaning of things such as evil is good and good is evil. Be a prayer warrior and stand strong in the armor of God.
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