All tagged Prayer

Of Prayer, Drinking Straws, and the Glory of God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, God’s Glory Alone

Who do we glorify with our prayers? Is our aim to glorify God, or is it to bring glory upon ourselves? This is especially a danger when we are interceding in prayer for others because it is easy for them to attribute the success of a prayer to the intercessor himself, and thus assign the glory to them incorrectly. In the secret privacy of our prayer closets this same issue arises, however it has more to do with the motive behind our prayers... who do we glorify, and who do we allow others to assign glory to when we pray for them?

Prayer: God’s most Powerful Agent of Change

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Prayer

Do you perform the work that Jesus left for us to do? Maybe you are doing so and don’t even know it. Do you go to help someone and pray for them along the way? Do you go to a soup kitchen and begin the evening with a prayer for all those that will come there that evening, and the meal they will receive? Do you visit someone in the hospital or pray over a sick friend? These are the works of Jesus... are you praying them in His name, and trusting in The Father to do them? I mean really trusting in Him.

Waiting on God, and Waiting Expectantly for Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, The Second Coming

We wait on God for those things we ask of Him in our prayers, the healing, the provision, the protection, and sundry other requests, but even more than those, are we waiting on Him to reveal and return His Son Jesus Christ to claim us? Do we pray every day, throughout the day, for the return of Christ, or are we perfectly satisfied in this earthly life? Certainly, we have daily needs in this world to pray for, but none greater than the homecoming of our Lord Jesus.

The Call, The Table, and our Wandering Minds

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Focusing on God

Sometimes, when we have been serving the LORD for a while, we find ourselves going about the things He has called us to do without keeping in mind that this is the will of the LORD. When we fall victim to this snare of familiarity, it will bring discipline upon us. Going through the motions of our calling without honoring God, and seeing the blessings He intends to bestow on us as we do His will, is placing our desires before His.

Prayer, and dealing with the Daily Checklist of Life

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Daily Prayer

Before we begin each new day do we seek the presence of God? Before we do anything else, do we immerse ourselves in the Holy Spirit, and seek God in fervent, and reinvigorating, prayer? As we lay out our tasks for the day are we praying that God will show us His will for us and all He has planned for us? And, if we aren’t doing these things in prayer every day, perhaps that could explain the trouble we experience in life. So... let’s pray today, and each morning, before we begin the worldly things we are chomping at the bit to rush into alone.

From Shootings, Chaos, and Loss of Faith, Comes a Cry for Revival

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Revival

When we say the word revival, as it pertains to our Christian faith, what comes to our minds? Do we imagine tent meetings that run late into the night? Is it a guest Pastor who preaches fire and brimstone to us, or as he directs the Church towards some new endeavor? Is it the return of calm to our chaotic world? No, although we might experience a sense of revival in these things, revival is actually the reawakening of the divine within our souls, our churches, and the world... it is the reinvigoration of our faith through the Holy Spirit, God’s presence, and the gospel Jesus Christ as He is served to us upon God’s table as living water, Holy blood, and His broken body.

Judgement in the Midst of our Prayers

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, God’s Voice in Prayer

Do we stand at the ready, listening for God’s voice? Do we wait upon the Lord in this manner? We know instinctively that God is with us always, but sometimes we forget that He isn’t just there to serve us... He is also waiting to hear our voice. When we cry out to Him, when we joyfully sing to Him, when our pain and suffering leave our mouths like sorrowful moans... He waits for us. As we speak to Him in proper prayer He responds with mercy, grace, and yes, judgement too.

Three Simple Points, as we boldly ask in Prayer.

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Praying

Are we bold enough to ask God for those things we need? Do we dare mention the trivial items that we are lacking? So often we hold back things in prayer because we feel that the timing is inopportune, or that we believe we know the mind of God, and that He will not want to deal with something so minor, or something that we can easily do for ourselves. Does this sound like you? Well friends, don’t presume to know the mind of God, and listen to his Word when it tells us to ask boldly, and faithfully in the name of Jesus, and for whatever we need.

The Two Lane Road of Thought and Practice

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional

Prayer and living make up a two-lane road. When we pray, we know enough to listen for God to answer, but that conversation isn’t the two-lane road we will speak of today... instead we will consider the impact our life is having on our faith, and prayers. How we pray influences how we live, and how we live has an incredible effect on how we pray. Can you have a terrible fight with someone, and then pray a sweet prayer over them? What we do in life each day also sets the tone for our relationship with the Lord.

Trusting and Praying within God’s Will... and in the Name of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Prayer

God hears our prayers; He gives each of them audience and provides us with all those things we have prayed for within His will. The question that we who pray should ask is this... “Do I have confidence that God hears me as I pray and that He will answer me?” Confidence in the Word of God is of the utmost importance to those who pray. Put more simply, we must trust in the fact that God will do what His Word says He will do. But, do you we know what that is?

Are We Afraid in the Night, or at Rest?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Rest , Restoration

We sweat and toil in the light of day, and pray for the Lord’s hand to be upon us. We are heartbroken as we look down on the graves of our loved ones, and pray for God’s gentle embrace. We suffer the pain of wounds, or the discomfort of illness, and pray for our Father’s healing touch. Every day brings some concern, suffering, or trial, that leads us to pray, but for every hard day there comes a gentle night of rest… a time of peace, and the revelation of God’s wonder. We can’t see the stars and moon until the sun has set, and we can’t hear the song of night until the raucous uproar of day has subsided. Do we lift up our daily prayers and remain confident in them to bring us rest? God separates our days of tribulations with nights of stillness, and peace.

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