Prayer and the Word of God, Part 9 (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #722)

POEM: "On the Wings of a Prayer" by Colin Moffett

Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Matthew 6:5 which reads: "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."

Our featured prayer motivator quote is from T. S. Hegre. He said: “If the church would only awaken to her responsibility of intercession, we could well evangelize the world in a short time. It is not God’s plan that the world be merely evangelized ultimately. It should be evangelized in every generation. There should be a constant gospel witness in every corner of the world so that no sinner need close his eyes in death without hearing the gospel, the good news of salvation through Christ."

My personal encouragement for you today is this: Here are 4 ways to pray for other people: 1. Realize the person's present exalted position in Christ. 2. Present the person as a living sacrifice. 3. Ask that the person be filled with the Holy Spirit. 4. Ask that God will guide the person to become regular and systematic in the study of God's Word.

Our prayer motivator devotional today is titled "PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD” part 9 from the book, "Necessity of Prayer" by E.M. Bounds.

Prayer invariably begets a love for the Word of God, and sets people to the reading of it. Prayer leads people to obey the Word of God, and puts into the heart which obeys a joy unspeakable. Praying people and Bible-reading people are the same sort of folk. The God of the Bible and the God of prayer are one...