We have a direct in-road to Jesus on any level, from "Now I lay me down to sleep" (A children's bedtime prayer from the 18th century), to "Our Father which art in Heaven" (The Lord's Prayer).
What am I saying? I'm saying this. When I pray aloud, in an empty room, I am heard. If I cry into my pillow at night, I am heard. I am seen, I am not alone. My heaviest burden is miraculously changed to easy and light (Matthew 11:30). When I pray, the Holy Spirit in me encourages me to run on, because the race is not given to the swift (Philippians 3:14). He tells me not to be weary in well-doing (Galatians 6:9) and always PRAY and not faint (Luke 18:1). That verse has picked me up and brushed me off many a day.
I'm sharing these thoughts with you today because we have forgotten who we are, and WHOSE we are.
The trickster (demons all) wants us to feel fearful, weak and unloved. Instead of praying we worry. We worry about government, politics, the pandemic, personal relationships, economics, etc. We are Christians! We pray to God who has the whole world in His hands. The government is still on His shoulders. I love this scripture, found in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If a people, called by my name, will humble themselves and PRAY...", there you have it, read it for yourself. He made the promise to heal the land. Well, we certainly need healing. As a nation, we have the power to turn things around.
Power? Yes, power to overcome the enemy! To bind him on earth and in Heaven (Matthew 18:18).
The Way Must Be Made Through God, is a song of few words, it says do not lose confidence in prayer.
The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16).
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant prayer (Romans 12:12).
Use your power!
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