The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 11:8 (HCSB)
8 The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 56:4 (HCSB)
4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:10-11 (HCSB)
10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 1:10-13 (HCSB)
10 At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.
11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and overcome with fear.
13 But the angel said to him: Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
My observation:
I am so glad that I worship and serve a God in whom I can trust with my whole heart. David was a man like that, and I want to be a man like that. Think about it. Is there a better foundation on which to build your life?
In our focal passage today from the NT I begin my walk though the gospel of Luke. There is one profound thought that gripped my heart as I read this chapter.
Zechariah was in the Temple praying. God dispatched his angel to give Zechariah a message. The message was that God has heard your prayer. God hears and answers prayer. How profound is that?
Now that is something to pause and thank God for. If God has heard your prayer, then give the Lord a prayer of thanks.
In order for God to answer our prayers, we must pray.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I am so grateful for the prayers that I have seen answered in the lives of those who have asked me to pray for them.
Father God, I am so thankful that you have called me to the ministry of praying for others. What a joy it is to take the needs of people to the Lord in prayer, and leave the burdens of the people in Your almighty hands.
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Mark 4:20 (ESV)
20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."
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Zechariah was in the Temple praying. God dispatched his angel to give Zechariah a message. The message was that God has heard your prayer. God hears and answers prayer. How profound is that?
ReplyDeleteHow great is our God!