“Pray all the time. Ask God for anything in line with the Holy Spirit’s wishes. Plead with him, reminding him of your needs, and keep praying earnestly for all Christians everywhere.” Ephesians 6:18 TLB Or, if you prefer, “Keep praying in the Spirit...
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power; not one is missing. Isaiah 40:26 NKJV In Isaiah’s time the people of God had...
“A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized that prayer was listening.” Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855) When you talk you repeat what you already know, but if you listen you often learn...
The purpose of prayer is not to bend God to our will, but, as we pray, to align ourselves to His will. Christians commonly end their prayers “In Jesus’ name, amen.” Prayers could begin the same way. “Father, I come into Your presence in Jesus’ name,”...