PRAYER TALK - August 8, 2013 (Understanding That Prayer Is A Connecting Force)

 

As we move forward in our prayer talk, we understand that:

• God hears us when we pray His word.
• God confirms His word with signs following His “spoken” word.
• God hastens to perform His word.

We also talked yesterday about:

• Prayer is learned through knowledge and/or experience.
• The importance of going to the Father in the name of Jesus.
• God wants us confident in praying His word and His will.

So as we talk today, let’s talk a little bit more about whether or not God expects us as believers to pray.    Take a moment to think about what Jesus said to the disciples in Mark Chapter 11.    He told them to have faith in God.   He also said that whatever things they desire … “when they pray” … believe that they would receive them and they would have them.     So understand we can have faith for things.   We can desire things.   We can believe for things.   But He connected it all with “when you pray”.    So understand the importance of prayer.      Not to mention in Luke 18:1, He was very direct and said that men are to always pray.

 Mark 11:22-24King James Version (KJV)
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Luke 18:1
King James Version (KJV)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

So take time to meditate on these scriptures today, understanding the connecting force between your faith, desire, and belief is prayer.   Understand that God wants us to always pray and not get faint.   To faint means to lose consciousness.   When you are conscious, you are aware of and responding to your surroundings.   Understand … God always wants you to be aware of your surroundings and He wants you to respond to your surroundings through prayer.    Amen.

R. Lynn Moore
Daily Moments With God (www.DailyMomentsWithGod.com)
8 August 2013