Prayer Undergirds Revivals, Part 6 (TPMD Bus 2 - #645)

TODAY'S POEM: "Talk to God" by Daniella Whyte

Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 54:2 which reads: "Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."

Our featured prayer motivator quote is from Philip Graham Ryken. He said: "We need to learn how wrong it is to think of prayer as a way of getting something from God. People often think of prayer as a way of talking God into doing what they want Him to do. This is what lies behind "name it and claim it" Christianity, the idea that I can influence God by offering the right kind of prayer. But that attitude ultimately leads to hell. As C. S. Lewis once observed, "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.' All that are in Hell, choose it." Besides, why would anyone want to change God's mind? The Bible says that His will is "good, pleasing and perfect" (Rom. 12:2)..." 

My personal encouragement for you today is this: The best and only pattern to follow when you pray is the one that our Lord gave to us which is commonly called "The Lord's Prayer," which is found in Matthew 6: 9-13. Now you do not have to pray this same prayer, but you can use it as a guide in your own prayer life. According to Jesus' pattern of prayer, you should: 1. Praise God first. 2. Put His will before yours. 3. Ask for your daily provisions. 4. Ask for forgiveness of sin. 5. Ask God to keep you from evil. and 6. Give God the glory. Lay everything on your heart and mind before God and enjoy His peace. 

Our prayer motivator devotional today is titled "PRAYER UNDERGIRDS REVIVAL" part 6 from the book, "Purpose In Prayer" by E.M. Bounds. 

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