“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own headsContinue reading “Prayer 4: Prayer as Intercession”
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Repentance: My way or God’s way?
Naaman already had a script in his mind for how God would heal him of his leprosy. But to receive God’s help, we must lay aside our own expectations, opinions, and preconceived ideas.
Prayer 3: Prayer and Fasting
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days” (Luke 4:1-2, NIV)
Prayer 2: Praying God’s Word
Effective prayer is rooted in the revelation of Scripture; we simply cannot pray according to God’s will if we do not know His Word.
Prayer 1: How Jesus prayed
“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35)