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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.

Together We Pray, A Flavorful Stew of Joint Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying Together

Are we alone with God when we pray or is it good to pray with others? Well, it is important to pray alone, and in secret, because that provides us with the degree of intimacy that our soul’s relationship with God longs for, but are there times when we need to pray together with others? The answer to this question regarding praying with others is a resounding “Yes!” There is power in joining together in certain times of prayer, whether we are physically together, or praying in unison from the far corners of the earth. A common cause prayed for by many carries much weight before the throne of God.

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.

Are We Intercessors? Then Let the Lord Hear Our Prayers

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying In God’s Will

How do we pray in intercession? Do we give our own instruction to the person for whom we are praying, or do we place their suffering and other need before God as we ask His will be communicated to us, and done for them? One of the greatest snares in intercession is to allow our own sympathy to step between the person requesting prayer, and God. When this happens we are attempting to fill a void that only God is meant and qualified to fill. Our role as an intercessor is to pray for God’s will to be done, and not to lose heart as we do.

Prayers with No Answer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying in God’s Will

Are you prepared to pray? By this I mean, are you prepared to pray and receive the blessing for which you spoke with God? So often we come to the Lord unprepared; living one life and praying as if we were living another. I was reading a devotional writing by Pastor Oswald Chambers, and as I did so he wrote of a truth regarding this topic that might cut deep; it answered in part the question of why our prayers are not always answered.

Praying for Our Pastors

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying for Pastors

Paul asks for prayer, but that selfsame prayer is needed today. Pray in the spirit for those who preach the gospel. When was the last time you prayed for your pastor or priest? Was it because he was ill, or were you praying for the gospel message he was preparing to bring to the church? There are daily reasons to pray for our pastors (such as healing) that are similar to those for which we pray for one another, but there is a more important need as well... bold revelation of the truth revealed in the gospel, and protection against the daily assault against his faith.

Asked for Counsel, and Being Visited by an Angel with a Word

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying to the Father

Friday morning started very early like every other morning for me, my days begin with prayer, reading scripture, a devotional, and then with the Holy Spirit moving over me, I write this devotional you are reading now, which I share across the country and around the world. Little did I know that three days later I would be sharing something wonderful with a brother in Christ that I had met a few years ago through a friend who had asked if I would send him my morning devotional messages, someone that to this day I have not met personally. I had no idea that this dear brother would share something with me on Friday, that I would meet an Angel on Saturday, or that the Spirit would ask me to deliver this Angel’s message to my brother today, Sunday morning.

Bumper Stickers and Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Action in Prayer

Bumper stickers, and sometimes bumper snickers, we see them everywhere. Some make us think, others make us laugh, occasionally they fill us with introspection, but there are those that disappoint us too. I have heard Pastors comment on them in sermons by warning us not to have Christian bumper stickers on our cars and then lean out the car window shaking our fist (or worse) when someone cuts us off on the interstate. What are we telling the world around us about Jesus, and His impact on our life when we don’t offer them prayer when they are hurting? We are meant to live our faith as Jesus did His, and be representative of it. What are we showing the world through our lives?

Together in the Word

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Pursuing God Together

Scripture says we should be further transformed in our thinking each day through studying the Word and redirecting our thoughts towards godly pursuits. As we draw closer to Jesus and The Father, we will be able to discern God's will and display to the world the image of Jesus. Our prayers will likewise be transformed, and the less mature or selfish prayers we once prayed will be transformed into prayers of intercession, or to those of deeper spiritual construction.

Little Gifts, and Heavenly Treasures

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Praying the Small Stuff

As we look about ourselves today, what are our distractions from faith, and what are those things that bless us as we seek out the Lord? When we begin our prayers this morning what will we thank God for, and what will we ask Him to help us overcome? Sometimes we find that it is the little things in our lives that bless us most... but it is also the little things that can trip us up in our faith.

Standing in the Way of a Miracle!!

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Acting in God’s Will

When God is working in another’s life do we find ourselves getting in His way? Are we one of those people that are referred to as a “fixer”, but who lets themselves get out of control on a regular basis? Do we find that in an attempt to repair a situation we can come between God and the miracle He is about to perform? Do we let our own will and intellect overreach its bounds? Well if so, get ready to be corrected... and to possibly hurt the lives of others.

Praying the Impossible Prayers

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Impossible Prayers

We frequently say that all things are possible, but do we really believe it? If we hear someone praying an outlandish ask of God do we believe that He is able, or willing, to give it to them? Well, all things ARE possible, but quite often we throttle our prayers by only praying for those things that we know are possible in the physical world. I have been guilty of this before; how about you? Let’s think back on our prayers today and count the times we have asked the Lord to give us something we thought was impossible in the world. Can we think of even one time when we truly stretched our faith in prayer?

Praying in the Name of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , In Jesus Name

When we pray to God, do we ask of Him in the name of Jesus? So many of us think that this simply means that we are to say the words “In the name of Jesus I pray.” as we conclude our prayers, but it is much more than that… it is praying as if we were Jesus Himself. Do we pray in this way? Do we pray as heirs and joint heirs, with the full righteousness of Christ, and ask only for those things that conform to the will of our Father? Jesus was not born to be a symbolic of God on earth, but to speak with the full authority of His Father… do we pray with the full authority of Jesus Christ when we pray in His name, and what does that mean?

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