 PRAY…IN THE SPIRIT AT ALL TIMES WITH ALL KINDS OF PRAYERS… EPHESIANS 6:18 |
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| Let’s look at six different types of prayer; three today and three tomorrow:
1) the prayer of agreement! Listen: ‘If two of you…agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father’ (Matthew 18:19 NIV). When you’re up against something too big to handle alone, find a prayer partner and agree in prayer with them. This doesn’t mean being a pain in the neck 99% of the time then deciding to agree because you’re desperate. A prayer of agreement is part of a lifestyle of harmony with the people around you. 2) the prayer of faith! Be confident when you ask God to meet your needs. Jesus said, ‘…Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.’ (Mark 11:24 NIV). If we’d stop trying to pray impressive sounding prayers we’d be a lot better off. Length, loudness or fancy long words all miss the point; it’s the trust in our heart, towards God, that gets through! 3) the prayer of thanks! When our requests outweigh our worship it says something about us. Self-centred people demand a lot but appreciate very little. God won’t allow us to enjoy the fullness of all He’s planned for us until we become thankful for what we’ve already got. Praying with thanks is like switching your prayer-connection to Broadband! Listen: ‘…Pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks’ (Philippians 4:6 NCV). Powerful living comes through thanksgiving. We can ‘pray continually’ (1Thessalonians 5:17) by thanking God all day long for His favour, mercy, kindness, grace, and goodness. Join Bless India online prayer campaign to pray for India and be a blessing. |
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so helpful !
Today’s reading was especially meaningful to me.. I love my country India and I pray for my country on a daily basis, all thanks to Jesus who through a friend and prayer partner , put this burden on my heart.Again the vision that God has given my local church is ‘My India the great land of God’s own Glory’
So friends be sure to pray and Bless India coz India IS going to be the land of God’s own Glory! Also the Bible says By the blessing of the righteous the city is exalted Prov11:11
pray for our ministry in india