The Word for wisdom:
Proverbs 27:19 (HCSB)
19 As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
The Word for inspiration:
Psalm 20:7-9 (HCSB)
7 Some take pride in a chariot, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand firm.
9 Lord, give victory to the king! May He answer us on the day that we call.
The Word for encouragement:
Ephesians 6:18 (HCSB)
18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and stay alert in this, with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
John 6:63 (HCSB)
63 The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
My observation:
All of us who believe in prayer needs and wants what the Psalmist expressed when he said, "May He answer us on the day that we call".
In today's Word for encouragement we find the key that unlocks the door to an effective prayer life. That key is to "pray at all times in the Spirit".
Romans 8:15 (HCSB)
15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, " Abba, Father!"
As a child of God you have the same privilege that Jesus had when he prayed to his Father in heaven. We can pray to the same God that Jesus prayed to because he is also our heavenly Father. If we pray in the Spirit, we can get the same results that Jesus got when he prayed.
Hebrews 5:7 (HCSB)
7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals, with loud cries and tears, to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
It is the Spirit of God that gives life. He is the one that Jesus said would be our guide. Surely he will guide us in our prayer life.
Romans 8:26-27 (HCSB)
26 In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings.
27 And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit's mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
My prayer:
Father God, Abba, Father, I am so thankful that you have provided the Holy Spirit to be my helper in prayer. Father, life is too hard, and the problems are too complex for me to be able to form the words that would adequately express the deep needs that are in my heart. So, I welcome and receive with a grateful heart the aid and assistance of the Holy Spirit in my prayer life. Father, by faith, I yield my flesh, and all that is within me to the Holy Spirit of God who will enable me to "at all times pray in the Spirit".
My song:
Near to the Heart of God (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Near_to_the_Heart_of_God/midi/
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Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6 think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.
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