March 27, 2011

Prayer: March 21, 2011

TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY MARCH 21, 2011.

PRAYER

Today we share with you the words of our thirteen year old granddaughter.

DEFINITION:

The act of praying to God through His Son Jesus Christ. Communication and worship with God.

SCRIPTURE:

Let us therefore come boldly into the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING:

These thoughts come from our thirteen year old granddaughter.
Prayer is very important to me but until a few weeks ago, I didn’t know why. Prayer I found out can change your life.

Last June my friend’s dad fell victim to cancer. My sister and I started to pray for him every night, as did my friend and her sister. Slowly their dad got better. They were so thankful as a family and they started going to church more often.

Last month I got a call from my friend that her dad was much better. We were so thankful. Now my friend and her family make extra sure to spend time with God. And now I realize just how much prayer can do.

We are so thankful that our granddaughter has recognized the power of prayer and that she shows her love for others by praying for them.

One of the great privileges we have as believers is to have the access to the very throne of God through prayer. Jesus has made it possible not only for us to come before God with our prayers for mercy and help but to come boldly and confidentially.

Jesus has made it possible for us to come directly to God to ask for forgiveness of our sins and for help in our time of need. We can pray with confidence knowing that God will hear us. Psalm 34:17 says, “The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them.”

What a blessing we have that we can call on the Lord for help anytime and anywhere. Prayer is the source of God-given power in our lives. God not only wants us to ask for His intervention and help with our needs but He wants us to pray for the needs of others. God has commanded us to love one another and if we love one another we will care about their needs and concerns and will want to pray for them. James in James 5:16 instructs us to: “pray for each other.”

Our family recognized that it was a privilege to be able to commune with God through prayer. We taught our children to pray not only for their needs but for others and especially for those who were sick.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Proverbs 14:21.

But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

PRAYER:

Thank You for giving us children and grandchildren that love their Lord. Teach us to be examples to them by teaching them how to pray and assuring them that God hears every prayer. Help us as a family to show our love for others by praying for them. Bless our families and make us all shining lights for You.

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