For the 30th of April 2013

4/30/13

Act 3:1  Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

May we make the time to pray, not just for today but for a life time!

God bless and keep you all.

For the 29th of April 2013

4/29/13

Luk 18:9  He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt:

Luk 18:10  "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Luk 18:11  The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Luk 18:12  I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.'

Luk 18:13  But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Luk 18:14  I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

We don’t ever need to tell God how good we are, because He knows how bad we are!

For the 28th of April 2013

4/28/13

Luk 18:1  And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Luk 18:2  He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.

Luk 18:3  And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

Luk 18:4  For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

Luk 18:5  yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'"

I think the key to this parable is, “because this widow keeps bothering me”

No matter what you are praying about, keep on keeping on.

For the 27th of April 2013

4/27/13

Mat 18:19  Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

Mat 18:20  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."

I am not sure about all of the power and the orders of prayer, but one example of it is that, there is more power if two or more of us are agreeing and praying together.

For the 26th of April 2013

4/26/13

Act 12:5  So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Act 12:6  Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

Act 12:7  And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

When we think about God’s Sovereign will sometime we tend to think, “God’s will will be done, with or without my prayers” that is true, but God in His infinite wisdom has allowed us to be a part of His Sovereign will by giving us prayer. Don’t let the blessing of prayer pass you by.

For the 25th of April 2013

4/25/13

1Sa 12:23  Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

1Sa 12:24  Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.

I ask God to remind me to always pray for you.