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Posted by DonnieSmith

I am doing a personal study out of the book of Zechariah. I hit a passage that opened a great reminder for me. In fact the passage made me go back and study what Jesus taught on prayer. Here is a summary and the passage that got my wheels turning.
John's Gospel includes 3 key passages on prayer—all three from the words of Jesus in chapters 14 through 16.
First, in 14:13-14, Jesus teaches that prayer is for the glory of His Father. God gives whatever we ask—provided it accords with the pursuit of his glory.
Second, in 15:7-16, Jesus teaches that prayer is for our fruit-bearing. Prayer is a wartime walkie-talkie for advancing God's global mission, not a domestic intercom for calling in personal comforts.
Third, in 16:23-24, Jesus teaches that prayer is for our joy being full. God wants us to be happy, and he means to do it through our prayers.
Yes, prayer can seem like a duty at times—the way eating and drinking and breathing are duties. But prayer also is a means of grace and a great gift from God.

Zechariah 13:8-9 was the passage that got my wheels turning: God can put His people through the fires of suffering to awaken their appetite for prayer. With or without suffering, Let us be a people of prayer and let's turn to God in prayer.

I am in a deep season of prayer right now. I hope that you will stop what you are doing right now and pray with me. Pray for Kristina and the kids as we transition. Pray for my Forest Hill family. Pray for my new church. Pray that you will touch someones life today.

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11:13 PM . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed .

2 comments

I can definitely relate to this post. I feel that God has either brought upon/allowed whatever ailment is going on in my left arm. Since it may be a blood clot, that's been really alarming. Still, and most importantly, it is definitely putting me on my face before God concerning my family, His glory and will being done in my life no matter the cost, etc.

Thanks for this post. Definite encouragement and you assuredly havfe my prayers.

February 13, 2009 at 10:41 PM

prayer is the replacement for what we had in Eden .Geneses says God came seeking man for face to face communion but he was hiding.
He was only hiding due to sin.Now we must talk to God through prayer.
Prayer is the lifeblood of any soul involve in fighting the good fight of faith.When we commune with our family we talk to them and we listen also.
Many ask God favors few listen.The God we serve is more than a Genie in a bottle .He made us ,He Love us more than we can imagine.He peruse us relentlessly to save us.

Thanks for the reminder about prayer.
Ill pray for you also.

February 18, 2009 at 11:19 AM

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