Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube of song and lyrics from Jaci Velasquez singing Dennis Jernigan’s song … On My Knees … poignantly singing of how we, as surrendered Christians, need to take our lives to God in prayer especially when we feel like we need His love and closeness.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Romans 12:12 [NLT] … 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
… Paul’s exhortation to keep on prayer no matter what the circumstances.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Romans 12:9-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul exhorting Christians (that’s us!) to love each other and revel in the reality that our God always hears our prayers.
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Reference Passage : … Psalm 116:1-2 [NLT] … 1 I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. 2 Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
… The hope we have in our prayers to the Lord.
Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… We should trust God … ALWAYS … especially in our prayers to Him for guidance and direction.
Reference Passage : … 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 [NLT] … 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
… We can retain our joy in all situations, praying with hope and thanksgiving always.
Reference Passage : … 1 John 5:14 [NLT] … 14 And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases Him.
… We can retain our joy in all situations, praying with hope and thanksgiving always.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Alyson Kieda, relates a story about a friend to illustrate how God we can find a degree of peace and comfort knowing that God always hears our prayers. The ODB author writes … Diane listened as the others in the group asked for prayers for their family members and friends facing challenges or illness. She had a family member who had been struggling with an addiction for years. But Diane kept her request silent. …
Although Diane didn’t share her request with that group, she did have a few trusted friends she asked to pray with her. Together they asked God to set her loved one free from the very real bondage of addiction and hat he might experience freedom in Christ —and that God would give Diane the peace and patience she needed. As she prayed, she found comfort and strength from her abiding relationship with her Lord.
Ever been in a place in life where you felt like God wasn’t listening? Diane, in the ODB story, apparently felt that way; but being a prayer warrior, she persisted, … finding friends to pray with and for her troubled family member. And that’s the attitude and persistence we need to have … as Jaci Valesquez sings in the linked song, … that anytime/anywhere we can go to Jesus, as the Scriptures above declare, knowing that our Lord ALWAYS hears our prayers.
Yes, He hears us even when He seems silent for long periods of time! In fact, … how do we need to be praying today? My dear ones, … as God’s word exhorts today - and all days - let’s pray!!
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for providing a direct line to Your heart thru prayer.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here are receiving the grace which comes from our prayers in Jesus’ Name. … Amen
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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