Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 348
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from Tauren Wells singing … When We Pray … poignantly singing of how we, as disciples of Christ, must bring our most desperate needs to the Lord in prayer.
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Highlight Passage: …Nehemiah 2:4-5 [NLT] …
4 The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?” With a prayer to the God of heaven, 5 I replied,“If it please the king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.” </i>
…God’s promise to bless those who wait on Him.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Nehemiah 2:1-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Nehemiah, in desperation prays for God to help him plead before King Artaxerxes for help to go to Jerusalem.
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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… If we trust in following God, He will give us His direction and power to lead us in following His ways.
Reference Passage: … Mark 11:24 [NLT] …
24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
… Jesus shows the power of surrendered and humble prayer to His disciples (and to us).
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shares his discovery of God’s truth about coming to God in prayer - with a thankful and humble heart - and receiving God’s peace.
Reference Passage: … James 5:13-16 [NLT] …USE THIS LINK ...
… God, thru James, shows us that the power of God is found in the prayers of His righteous and surrendered people.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Leslie Benson Schuldt, AT THIS LINK … writes about a Christian, witnessing to a book store owner, … offering up a simple, yet humble, prayer that he would be able to use some books by C.S. Lewis to witness to the store owner; and after the prayer, the conversation led to a productive spiritual discussion.
In much the same way the ODB author today referred to the power of the prayers of Nehemiah (see highlight passage) before he confronted King Artaxerses, prayers to soften the king’s heart to help Nehemiah fulfill the call on his heart by God to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls around the city.
And - prayerfully - if you’ve taken in the linked song and the Scriptures above, we all agree with the many authors in God’s word above, … including no less than Jesus Himself (see Mark 11:24) … that there is great power in our thankful, humble, and surrendered prayer to a merciful and grace-giving God. So, why do we hesitate to bring our desperate needs to our Lord … yes, even right now !!!
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me access to Your throne of Grace today thru my humble prayers to You, my LORD.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to bring our most desperate needs to You, Lord, begging for Your enabling grace. … Amen
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Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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