Oct 18 2025 … Prayerful Posture …

Oct 18 2025 … Prayerful Posture … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Chris Tomlin singing We Fall Down, … showing how we Christians need to fall down in prayer to our King Jesus.

Humbly bringing our cares to God ... 

 

Highlight Passage: … 2Chronicles 20:18  … [NLT] … 

18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the Lord.  

… King Jehoshaphat leads God’s people to bow and pray to God to deliver them from approaching enemy forces.

Highlight Passage in Context:  2Chronicles 20:5-18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King Jehoshaphat led God’s people to bow and pray to God as led by God’s Spirit in fear of the Lord rather than enemy armies.   

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… When we come to God, we do so completely trusting Him 

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 26:3  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s promise of HIs peace when we come to Him with a trusting heart.

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:10   [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru the Prophet, Isaiah, shows that we need not fear the world when we fear and trust in The Lord.

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to bring their (our) fears to God in prayer in order to find His peace.

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 5:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   Peter calls for fellow Christians to bring their (our) cares - in prayer-  to a God Who cares for His chosen faithful.

Reference Passage: …  Revelation 5:8, 14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   The Apostle John is given a vision of Angels falling down before the Lamb of God in heavenly prayer. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Tom Felton …  USE THS LNK -        … tells of a young Christian man, named Jimmy, who desired to have a quiet tim with God each morning.    However, a chronic condition which Jimmy had, caused great pain as he tried to concentrate to pray or study God’s word. But when Jimmy got down on his knees one morning, he discovered that that pain almost disappeared and he could concentrate on praying and studying God’s word.     

And apparently Jimmy’s situation reminded the ODB author of how King Jehoshaphat led God’s people to humble themselves in prayer to God as they faced the impending attack from enemy forces advancing on God’s Temple (see Highlight passage).  And if one takes in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above seriously, I think my readers will see that we all need to cast aside our fears and temporal concerns and take them - with humble and trusting hearts - to our God in prayer, … our God Who desires to show His mercy and grace every day.  And I’m praying we all do just that today… and again tomorrow.

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for showing me how much You give me Your love when I bring my cares to You as I am here today. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... Every day You share Your love and grace with us when we come to You with humble hearts in prayer.  … Amen

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