There is power in faithful prayer!

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
(Mark 11:24 (NIV))

I realize that this sounds a lot like the power of positive thinking. The big difference is that without God, all things will eventually fall apart. I do admit, though, that they have learned something very valuable from fervent prayer. If you focus on what is of priority to you, it will stand a better chance of coming true. Humanity tends to follow through on the things that we focus on.

Do you recognize the differences between the worldly concept of the power of positive thinking and the righteousness of Godly prayer?

One turns inward to focus all of your strength to achieve what you want. The other turns toward heaven and focuses all of your strength on praising God, the Creator, and seeking His graces for what you seek.

I don’t know about you, but personally, I choose to turn toward heaven. We have an ally in Jesus. He intercedes for us before the throne of God. If I turn inward, I have no one to turn to when my strength runs out, and it will run out, for I am not strong enough to solve my problems, my needs, the way that God can!

Perhaps it can be said that we either pray to God or we mockingly pray to ourselves or to false gods. Who do you think will be able to answer your prayers?

But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
(Joshua 24:15 (NIV))

Copyright 1998 – 2017 Dennis J. Smock
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Don’t face the consequences of rejecting God!

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

They grumbled in their tents
and did not obey the LORD.
So he swore to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the desert,
(Psalms 106:25-26 (NIV))

Moses had a lot to deal with when you consider how quickly the Israelites fell into disobedience. Just a few short verses before this passage, we hear that Moses interceded for the people to keep God from destroying them because of the things that they had done.

Think about that for a moment.

Think back on all that the Israelites had done since they left Egypt. Are we guilty of any less than what they did? Are we guilty of grumbling against God? Are we guilty of building false gods and idols and placing them before the one true God? Individually, we may not all be guilty of these things, but collectively, our society, our world, is very guilty of these sins and more!

It doesn’t take a genius to come to the conclusion that, because of our collective sin, God has something unfolding before us that will bring people to repentance or it will drive people to curse God. With all that is going on in the world right now, it appears to be unfolding very rapidly. The things that I see in the world today were not even a consideration in the society and in the world twenty of thirty years ago.

We have prophesy that tells us of things to come. We know that God’s Will is unfolding. It is my earnest and fervent prayer that we, as the Body of Christ, stay focused on Jesus and that we don’t lose sight that we can’t save ourselves.

We need the Lord!

Copyright 1998 – 2016 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
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