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08.10.07: Light4TheDay
"The Instinct of Prayer"
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(Home) (VN) (C1) (C2) (K) (S) (F) (It) (De) (Ru) (Ar) ("Pray To Receive Christ") -- 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. -- Ephesians 6:18 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. 
If the spiritual life be healthy, under the full power of the Holy Spirit, constant Prayer will be natural. -- A.Murray ////////////////////////////////////////// The instinct of Prayer to us is like the wing of a bird to a bird and the fin of a fish to a fish. The wing of the bird demands the air, the fin of the fish demands the water. The instinct of Prayer demands GOD. Therefore the only monstrosity of nature, just as much a monstrosity as a wingless bird or finless fish, is the Prayer less man or woman, because the deepest and most real instinct they have is not satisfied. -- A.F.W. Ingram -- Jude 1:20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy Faith and Pray in the Holy Spirit. ////////////////////////////////////////// If you are a Christian, the instinct to Pray is natural. You must Pray; you're compelled to speak to Him who loves you. To have no desire to Pray is to be deformed spiritually. However, this deformity is quickly healed by a fresh understanding of God and His love. Christian, use your wings today to fly. Use your fin to sail through the water of life with ease. Follow your instinct and Pray until you know that you've accomplished your goal. -- N.Harrison -- Psalm119:164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous laws. ////////////////////////////////////////// Eating keeps your body alive, and prayer keeps your soul alive. Praying is more important than eating because your soul is more important than your body. Your soul is more important than your body because your soul is you, your personality, your self. You will get a new body after death, in the resurrection at the end of the world (1). But you will not get a new soul; you will only purify and sanctify your old one, because you are your soul. The "you" that will get a new body is your soul. Praying keeps your soul alive because prayer is real contact with God, and God is the life of the soul as the soul is the life of the body. If you do not pray, your soul will wither and die (2), just as, if you do not eat, your body will wither and die. -- P.Kreeft (1) 1 Corinthians 15:35-44 (2) Mark 8:35-37 - spiritual dead of the soul. -- Mark 8:36 (Luke 9:25) And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?
-- Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He Prayed. -- Psalms 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah -- 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. -- Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to Prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. -- Matthew 26:41 (Mark 14:38) Watch and Pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. -- 1 Timothy 2:1,8 1 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, Prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone. ++ 8 I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in Prayer, without anger or disputing. -- 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 33:3 Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. -- 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.
When we Pray, God Works
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