Prayer and Faith, Part 3 (TPMD Bus 2 - #650)

TODAY'S POEM: "A Prayer in Times of Trouble" by Belinda van Rensburg.

Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 65:2 which reads: "O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come."
Our featured prayer motivator quote is from J.C. Ryle. He said: "Personal working for souls is good. Giving money is good. But praying is best of all. By prayer we reach Him without whom work and money are alike in vain. We obtain the aid of the Holy Spirit. Money can hire workers. Universities can give learning. Congregations may elect. Bishops may ordain. But the Holy Spirit alone can make ministers of the Gospel, and raise up lay workmen in the spiritual harvest, who need not be ashamed. Never, never may we forget that if we would do good to the world, our first duty is to pray!" 

My personal encouragement for you today is this: Prayer is like any other important discipline in the Christian life. If you don’t do it, you won’t reap the benefits and blessings that God wants you to have. If you want to reap the benefits and blessings of prayer, then you need to Just Pray! 

Our prayer motivator devotional today is titled "PRAYER AND FAITH" part 3 from the book, "Necessity of Prayer" by E.M. Bounds. 

Moreover: such faith acts. Like the man who was born blind, it goes to wash in the pool of Siloam when told to wash. Like Peter on Gennesaret it casts the net where Jesus commands, instantly, without question or doubt. Such faith takes away the stone from the grave of Lazarus promptly. A praying faith keeps the commandments of God and does those things which are well pleasing in His sight. It asks, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" and answers quickly, "Speak, Lord, Thy servant heareth."

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