Prayer and Obedience, Part 4 (TPMD Bus 2 - #697)

POEM: "Pray When the Morn is Breaking" by Jane C. Simpson

Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Jeremiah 7:16 which reads: "Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee."

Our featured prayer motivator quote is from Charles Stanley. He said, "Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.”

My personal encouragement for you today is this: A Christian cannot have a victorious, overcoming, and vibrant life without prayer. Of course, there are other important things a Christian needs as well such as the Word of God, the local church, and fellowship with other believers. But if we are to be successful in all of these areas, we must undergird these things with prayer. 

Our prayer motivator devotional today is titled "PRAYER AND OBEDIENCE” part 4 from the book, "Necessity of Prayer" 

Obedience is love, fulfilling every command, love expressing itself. Obedience, therefore, is not a hard demand made upon us, any more than is the service a husband renders his wife, or a wife renders her husband. Love delights to obey, and please whom it loves. There are no hardships in love. There may be exactions, but no irk. There are no impossible tasks for love.

With what simplicity and in what a matter-of-fact way does the Apostle John say: "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in His sight."

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