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May.02.06: Light for the Day -
"God Shapes the World by Prayers"
-- Colossians 4:2-4
2 Devote yourselves to Prayer with an Alert
Mind
and a Thankful Heart.
3 And Pray for us, too, that God would Open to us a door
for the Word, to Proclaim the Mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains.
4 Pray that I may Proclaim it as Clearly as I should.
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The more Praying in the world the better the world will be,
the mightier the forces against evil everywhere.
Prayer, in one phase of its operation, is a disinfectant and
a preventive. It purifies the air, it destroys the contagion of
evil. Prayer is no fitful, short-lived thing. It is no voice crying
unheard and unheeded in the silence. It is a voice that goes
into God's ear, and it lives as long as God's ear is open to
holy pleas, as long as God's heart is alive to holy things.
God shapes the world by Prayers. Prayers are deathless.
The lips that uttered them may be closed in death, the heart
that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the Prayers live
before God, and God's heart is set on them and Prayers
outlive the lives of those who uttered them;
outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world.
-- E.M. Bounds
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When we work, we work
When we Pray, God Works
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Heaven has many surprises in store for us. One of the best
will be to see all that our Prayers accomplished in the
advancement of God's kingdom. We can fashion future
history through Prayer. Revivals such as the Great
Awakening and the Welsh Revival early in the last century
began, as do all revivals, through Prayer. Wars have been
won through Prayer, Freedom has been secured through
Prayer, and Peace has been maintained through Prayer.
By Praying for our leaders, world events, our brothers and
sisters in Christ around the world, we help determine their
destiny -- and ours. We may not live to see all the answers
to our Prayers, but one day in heaven we'll see.
There are many who Prayed years ago for us and our
generation. They are now in heaven and they know what
their Prayers wrought.
Now it's our turn to Pray for the generations to follow.
In our Prayers, we propel the church forward.
-- N.Harrison
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-- Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them
that they should Always Pray and Not Give Up.
-- Romans 12:12
Rejoice in Hope, Patient in Affliction,
Faithful in Prayer.
-- Jude 1:20
But you, dear friends, Build yourselves up in
your most Holy Faith and Pray in the Holy Spirit.
-- Philippians 4:6, 7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by Prayer and Petition, with Thanksgiving,
Present your requests to God.
7 and the Peace of God, which Surpasses all understanding,
will Guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 18
17 Pray without ceasing,
18 In everything Give Thanks;
for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for
you.
-- Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be Given to you;
Seek, and you will Find;
Knock, and it will be Opened to you.
-- Matthew 6:9-13
9 Pray like this:
Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your Name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your Will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And Forgive us our sins,
As we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,
But Deliver us from the evil one.
(For Yours is the Kingdom and the Power
and the Glory Forever. Amen.)
-- Colossians 1:9-10
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,
we have Not Stopped Praying for you and Asking God
to Fill you with the Knowledge of His Will through all
Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding.
10 And we pray this in order that you may Live a Life Worthy
of the Lord and may Please Him in every way: Bearing
Fruit
in every Good Work, Growing in the Knowledge of God,
11 being Strengthened with all Power According to His
Glorious Might so that you may have Great
Endurance
and Patience, and Joyfully
12 Giving Thanks to the Father, who has Qualified you to
Share in the Inheritance of the saints in the
Kingdom of Light.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18
17 Pray Continually;
18 Give Thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s Will for you in Christ Jesus.
-- Matthew 26:41
Watch and Pray so that you will Not Fall into temptation.
The Spirit is Willing, but the body is weak.
-- Ephesians 6:10-18
10 A final word: Be Strong with the Lord’s Mighty Power.
11 Put on all of God’s Armor so that you will be Able to
Stand Firm against all strategies and tricks of
the devil.
12 For we are not fighting against people made of flesh
and blood, but against the evil rulers and
authorities of
the unseen world, against those mighty powers
of
darkness who rule this world, and against wicked
spirits
in the Heavenly realms.
13 Use Every Piece of God’s Armor to Resist the enemy in
the time of evil, so that after the battle you
will still be
Standing Firm.
14 Stand your ground, Putting on the Sturdy Belt of Truth
and the Body Armor of God’s Righteousness.
15 For Shoes, put on the Peace that comes from
the Good News, so that you will be Fully
Prepared.
16 In every battle you will Need Faith as your Shield to
Stop the Fiery Arrows aimed at you by Satan.
17 Put on Salvation as your Helmet, and Take the Sword of
the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
18 Pray at All Times and on Every Occasion in the power
of the Holy Spirit. Stay Alert and be Persistent
in
your Prayers for all Christians everywhere.
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-- Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me and I will Answer you, and Will Tell
you
Great and Hidden Things which you have not known.
-- Psalm 65:2
O LORD who Answers Prayer!
To You all flesh will come.
-- Psalms 18:6
But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I Prayed to my God for help.
He Heard me from His Sanctuary;
my cry reached His Ears.
-- Psalms 22:24
For He has not ignored the Suffering of the needy.
He has not turned and walked away.
He has Listened to their cries for help.
-- 2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people, who are called by My Name, will Humble
themselves and Pray and Seek My Face and turn from their
wicked ways, then will I Hear from Heaven and will Forgive
their sin and will Heal their land.
-- Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 "For I know the Plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"Plans to Prosper you and not to harm you,
Plans to give you Hope and a Future.
12 Then you will Call upon Me
and Come and Pray to Me,
and I will Listen to you.
13 You will Seek Me and Find Me
when you Seek Me with all your heart."
-- Psalm 34:4
I Sought the LORD, and He Heard me,
And Delivered me from all my fears.
-- Psalms 116:1
I love the LORD because He Hears and Answers my Prayers.
-- Psalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a Refuge for us.
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-- Hebrews 4:16
Let us then Approach the Throne of Grace with
Confidence,
so that we may Receive Mercy
and Find Grace to Help us in our time of need.
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