"God's power revealed through prayer."
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God's power revealed through prayer
"Never stop praying. Give thanks whatever happens. This is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).
"How many times have you heard someone say, "All I can do is pray."
All I can do is pray?!! You might as well say to a starving man, "All I can do is offer you food," or to a sick person, "All I can do is give you medicine that will make you well."
Jesus considered prayer more important than food, for the Bible says that hours before breakfast, "Early the next morning, Jesus woke and left the house while it was still dark. He went to a place to be alone and pray" (Mark 1:35).
Praying unlocks the doors of heaven and releases the power of God. James 4:2 says, "You want things, but you do not have them. So you are ready to kill and are jealous of other people. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You do not get what you want because you do not ask God." And Jesus said, "If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22).
Many of us want to do a work for God, but few of us want to spend hours in prayer to God. It goes against our natures to pray, which is why prayer counts so much with God. It is unnatural. It is, in fact, supernatural! And it always gets God's attention.
I am sometimes amused when people tell me, "God answered my prayer." What they mean is that God gave them what they asked for. But if he had not given them their request, he would still have answered their prayer. We forget that "No" and "Wait" are also answers, as is "Yes."
I have answered every request made by my children to me. The answer has not always been what they wanted, but it has always been what I thought was best for them at the time. God is the same way, except that His answers are always right and good and best, while mine may or may not have been.
And remember, whether prayer changes our situation or not, one thing is certain: Prayer will change us!"
By American evangelist, Billy Graham (1918-2018)
"God answers prayer in the best way, not sometimes, but every time."
By Scottish evangelist Oswald Chambers (1874-1917).
"Never stop praying. Give thanks whatever happens. This is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).
"How many times have you heard someone say, "All I can do is pray."
All I can do is pray?!! You might as well say to a starving man, "All I can do is offer you food," or to a sick person, "All I can do is give you medicine that will make you well."
Jesus considered prayer more important than food, for the Bible says that hours before breakfast, "Early the next morning, Jesus woke and left the house while it was still dark. He went to a place to be alone and pray" (Mark 1:35).
Praying unlocks the doors of heaven and releases the power of God. James 4:2 says, "You want things, but you do not have them. So you are ready to kill and are jealous of other people. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You do not get what you want because you do not ask God." And Jesus said, "If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22).
Many of us want to do a work for God, but few of us want to spend hours in prayer to God. It goes against our natures to pray, which is why prayer counts so much with God. It is unnatural. It is, in fact, supernatural! And it always gets God's attention.
I am sometimes amused when people tell me, "God answered my prayer." What they mean is that God gave them what they asked for. But if he had not given them their request, he would still have answered their prayer. We forget that "No" and "Wait" are also answers, as is "Yes."
I have answered every request made by my children to me. The answer has not always been what they wanted, but it has always been what I thought was best for them at the time. God is the same way, except that His answers are always right and good and best, while mine may or may not have been.
And remember, whether prayer changes our situation or not, one thing is certain: Prayer will change us!"
By American evangelist, Billy Graham (1918-2018)
"God answers prayer in the best way, not sometimes, but every time."
By Scottish evangelist Oswald Chambers (1874-1917).