CRY OUT IN PRAYER
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9 Jabez
was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I
gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you
would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me
from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 1
Chronicles 4:9-10 (NIV)
6 In
my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple
he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. 7 The
earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they
trembled because he was angry. 8 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from
his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. 9 He
parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. 10 He
mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. Psalms 18:6-10 (NIV)
“The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek
him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 3 For
a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and
without the law. 4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God
of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them.” 2 Chronicles
15:2-4 (NIV)
7 In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered
you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 8 “Hear, O my people, and I will warn you--if you would but
listen to me, O Israel! 9 You
shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. 10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. Psalms 81:7-10 (NIV)
20 They
were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies
over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered
their prayers, because they trusted in him. 1 Chronicles 5:19-20 (NIV)
7 What
other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our
God is near us whenever we pray to him?
Deuteronomy 4:7 (NIV)
13 “When
I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour
the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if
my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek
my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will
forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now
my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this
place.” 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 (NIV)
6 Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you
may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. 7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalms 32:6-7 (NIV)
7 To
keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great
revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to
torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away
from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s
power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in
weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For
when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians
12:7-10 (NIV)
7 The
end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so
that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7 (NIV)
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective. James 5:16 (NIV)
17 Pray
continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Something happened when I consistently
postured my heart towards God throughout the day. Talking to Him became
a rhythm of living. I was abiding — enjoying the journey of connecting with God
through a beautiful new habit of ongoing conversation.”
Chrystal Evans
Hurst
“What is ‘good’? Just as Pilate
asked Jesus ‘What is Truth?’ while all the while looking straight at Truth
Incarnate, we as humans often misconstrue ‘What is good?’ and end up missing
out on God’s best by ‘kicking against the goads’ and not walking in His
ways. We so often buy into what the
world believes as good. Do we believe it’s
all about more – More clothes in the closet?
More comforts in the den? More
money in the bank? More health in the
body? More buildings, marquees,
publications or whatever’s bearing our
names? More children in the home? And on and on and on it goes. ‘Good’ is not merely ‘wants. ‘Good’ can be as varied as the people who populate
this dusty earth. Simply put, ‘good’ is
always God’s best for a life. The Maker
of all humankind has a plan for each life and our best is always to walk in it
– be it ever so hard. His will is
revealed in a myriad of ways from His Word, from the Holy Spirit’s promptings
Who indwells every true believer in Christ, from prayer and petition with
thanksgiving, from fellow sojourners – why God can even use a donkey or a great
big fish! And believe me, you always
want to be in the center of His will as it is good and pleasing and
perfect. Don’t fight against God’s best
because it is hard. Allow Him to conform
you to the image of Christ. We are the
ultimate losers if we don’t. It is the
life of true blessedness.” BHY
“So, write it down. Bare your heart before
Him and place every desire at His feet; yielding to His ultimate will being
done above all. Asking and
yielding are in a delicate balance together. Yes, we can ask. But along with
asking, we have to yield. This means letting go of control and leaving
it all up to Him. Ask, and then let go of the breath that you have been holding
in for so long. It’s not all up to you. Surrender.” Chrystal Evans Hurst
“The one concern
of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from
prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our
toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.” Samuel Chadwick
“Philippians
4:6 instructs us to pray about everything. If Paul had wanted us to limit our
praying to everything big, he certainly would have told us. God is as
interested in your small, seemingly insignificant requests as he is your
kingdom-level, life changing needs. God’s interest in your prayers isn’t
dependent upon their relative kingdom weightiness. Its’ based on his love for
and interest in you. Praying for the little things teaches you to depend on
God. Since prayer is communication and dialogue with God, praying for little
things teaches you to enjoy his presence.
Seeking God in the little things increases your gratitude and offers
perspective. You should pray for little
things, because they often turn into big things.” Anonymous
“He longs to speak with us as
one would speak to a friend. And He longs for us to talk back to Him in
never-ending conversation. Don’t
miss out on connecting with the ultimate Lover of our Souls.” Chrystal Evans Hurst
HEART SAVOR
· Call to Him and He will come near to you. If you will seek Him He will be found by you. He is amazingly kind and loving. He listens
and records as we pour out our hearts to Him even to placing our tears in a
bottle. While He may or may not change
our circumstances, He will change what is far greater, by changing us in them,
ever conforming us into the image of His Son.
· Prayer is a precious gift from God -
purchased for mankind by the blood of Jesus - enabling the believer access into
the Holy of Holies – the Presence of the Living God – never, never neglect this
high privilege.
· There is power in prayer – power that is far beyond
mere fleshly power. The Hand of God
moves through prayer – amazing.
