All tagged prayer

No Morning Prayer? What’s Our Loss and Excuse?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, First Morning Prayer

How do we begin our day? Do we wake up when the alarm clock sounds, or do we get up of our own volition? What are the things that we consider to be our morning routine? Mornings are a very special time. The world is fresh, and indeed so are we; so how do we begin each new day? Do we begin by washing our face, showering, dressing, getting a cup of coffee, or making breakfast? Where in our routine have we allotted time for prayer? Where is our time of devotion? When do we greet God? Is it first, last... at all?

Two Amazing Hacks that Supercharge Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Prayer Hacks

Are you searching for a secret to successful prayer? Do you think that there must be some hidden formula that would allow you to pray powerfully? Well, I think Jesus removed the secrecy and hidden truths when He taught His disciples to pray the Lord’s Prayer, but if you want additional instruction then  look to Mark 11 and you will find two prayer “hacks” that will increase your understanding of praying.

Reentering the World outside our Prayer Closet

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Living in Prayer

Do you carry your prayers into the day with you? Does the encounter you have with Jesus during your time of morning devotion and prayer follow you into the worldly environment that awaits you outside your prayer closet? The hardest thing for a Christian to do each morning is to get up from his knees and walk into the chaos of the world outside his door. Yet, if we wear our prayers into the world we will find that we carry the peace of Christ on our faces and in our actions, and that from our hearts the glorious glow of Christ will radiate for all to see.

Prayer, and an End to the Darkest Night

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Prayer and Expectation

Do you find yourself longing for God? Are you at a place in your life where you feel separated from him and sitting in darkness waiting on His light to shine on you once again? Maybe you have asked for His Holy Spirit to fill you, and are waiting expectantly for it, or you need an answer to some other prayer that is yet to come. However you find yourself waiting for God remember that He is already with you and that it is only your own realization of His presence that you are actually longing for. Remember also that you are never alone, even in this feeling.

Spirit and Truth; the Crux of Prayer and Worship

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Answered Prayer

Are you unsatisfied with your prayer life? Do you ask in prayer, and yet feel unfulfilled when you rise from your knees? Do you recite scripture in your prayers and cry out, yet leave your prayer closet feeling as though God might not have heard you? Well, perhaps you are missing a key lesson that was taught by Jesus... maybe you need to listen as he teaches us to pray in spirit and truth.

Persistence, and Running the Race of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Preparing for Faith

What is the state of your faith today? Is it strong, well trained, and ready to run a race; or does it become easily winded and lose stamina during the long marathon of life? Do you tell yourself that your faith is able to withstand anything, but lose hope at the least of life’s difficulties? If you find your faithfulness lacking, let’s talk about selecting a conditioning coach, and enrolling ourselves in his spiritual training program.

Faith and Will; the Tears and Purpose of Miracles

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Faith and Will

How is your faith? Are you strong in it, or is it lacking in some regard? Can you move a mountain, or do you think your faith is too small to move even a grain of sand? The disciples were chastised by Jesus on more than one occasion for their lack of faith, so do not lose heart, but ask Him why you can’t do a thing, or why you don’t receive the ability to perform a miracle. You may find that in some cases it has less to do with faith than you think.

Who Taught You to Pray?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Learning to Pray

Who taught us how to pray? Did we learn Who Taught You to Pray?so long ago that we can’t remember any longer? Did you learn to pray by reciting common prayer in Sunday School or church? Perhaps your mother and father taught you as a child by praying over your meals or at bedtime. For something so crucial and basic to our faith and relationship with Jesus and God, we certainly appear to approach it in an often unthinking or haphazard manner. So how should we pray?

Engaging our Spirit in Worship

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Spirit Truth and Us

Do we hear the Gospel of Jesus and worship God as we should? We might go to church and sing songs, even pray together, chant, and recite creeds, but these are all simply physical manifestations of faith that any unbeliever can imitate. What I am asking is this... Do we allow our bodies and spirits to join as one as we worship with the Holy Spirit by praising God and give Him all the glory and honor for the things we do in obedience to His will? Can we honestly say that we worship Him as scripture tells us to… by loving Him, entering into relationship with Him, and in spirit and truth?

Three Friends, and An Answered Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Knocking for Bread

Where do we go when we need help? Do we go there for our own needs, or in intercession for others? And, are we persistently pleading for assistance? These three questions determine who we perceive as having strength, whether we are in need or empathetic, and how great our love or desire is that has brought us there. Have you ever applied these three simple little questions to your prayers, and if so, what did they reveal to you about Jesus, and your faith?

Secret Prayers; Our Closest Friend, And Our God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Worship and Faith

How do we begin our days? Do we begin them by reading the Bible? Do we pray for forgiveness, and for all the active prayer requests on our list of wants? Do we read a morning devotional? Maybe we write one or add an entry in our prayer journal? All these things are good, but do we take the time to secretly have an intimate conversation with our Heavenly Father? My friends, God wants to hear more than our personal wants and of the needs of others... He desires to be in a personal relationship with us that is both intimate and which deeply reveals us spiritually.

Morning Prayers, and Kneeling with Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Morning Worship

Are you in the habit of beginning each day in prayer, contemplation, and reading scripture? Do you offer this as a time dedicated solely to the Lord, and one in which the two of you can be alone together? Do you rise early and go into your prayer closet where you call His name and wait upon Him? If so you already know how refreshing such a time is spiritually, but if not, I would encourage you to do so... mornings are a special time with the Lord, and one of new beginnings.

Load More