"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation" (Philippians 4:12)
In which areas of your life do you lack contentment? Write them down as they come to mind. Are you looking to some external circumstance or some other person for contentment? This week, focus your prayer time on asking the Lord to create in you a heart that rests contentedly in Him and His plans for you.
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
The Praying Life Foundation
www.nationaldayofprayer.org
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
A Savior
If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent
an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God
would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been
money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our
greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.
-- Max Lucado
Monday, August 10, 2009
Ask & Listen
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" Matthew 6:13
This week, focus on Matthew 6:13. Daily, ask the Lord to lead you in paths that will help you avoid temptation. Listen to Him as He brings thoughts to your mind about how to avoid placing yourself in temptation's path. Obey.
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
The Praying Life Foundation
http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/
This week, focus on Matthew 6:13. Daily, ask the Lord to lead you in paths that will help you avoid temptation. Listen to Him as He brings thoughts to your mind about how to avoid placing yourself in temptation's path. Obey.
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
The Praying Life Foundation
http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/
Prayer Wireless!
Experience the ultimate in wireless:
PRAYER!
No busy signals! Reliable Service at all times! Out Of This World Coverage! Direct Access to the King of Kings!
Prepaid At Calvary!
-Joseph Suttle
PRAYER!
No busy signals! Reliable Service at all times! Out Of This World Coverage! Direct Access to the King of Kings!
Prepaid At Calvary!
-Joseph Suttle
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Fuel
“He (God) Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn, or the food our spirits were designed to feed on. There is no other.” - C.S. Lewis
Praying With Confidence!
The emphasis here is on God's will, not our will. When we communicate with God, we do not demand what we want, rather we discuss with him what he wants for us. If we align our prayers to his will, he will listen, and we can be certain that if he listens, he will give us a definite answer. Start praying with confidence!
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him. 1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him. 1 John 5:14-15
Brokenness
Brokenness is the ground from which spiritual power grows. Welcome brokenness. Embrace it. Don't fear or resist it. Like the kernel of wheat that falls into the ground to die, the outer layers of your flesh--self-centeredness, pride, self-trust--must be broken so that the life within can emerge. (He Restores My Soul)
"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds" (John 12:24)
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
The Praying Life Foundation
www.nationaldayofprayer.org
"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds" (John 12:24)
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
The Praying Life Foundation
www.nationaldayofprayer.org
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Grace Of God
fConcentrate on this Sentence
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did. When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. So concentrate on this sentence...
The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did. When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. So concentrate on this sentence...
The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
It Is Finished!
Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and died. Mark 15:37 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus finishes his work as our ransom from sin and death. Please ponder
the incredible words of Mark 15:37. God in human flesh dies. He dies
because he allows his life to be taken. He dies as one of us. He dies
in pain, humiliation, rejection, and ridicule. He dies because he loves
us and wants to free us from our sin by his blood. He completes the
work that God has given him to do in his incarnation.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty God, I cannot even begin to imagine how this moment of Jesus'
death impacted your heart and the hosts of heaven. In my human heart,
just reading this story makes me want to shout "Hallelujah!" in praise
to your Son for the victory he wins by laying down his life. At the
same time, my heart breaks at the thought of our human rebellion -- our
utter sinfulness -- that placed Jesus on the Cross both physically and
spiritually. During this time of year as we think of Jesus' birth, I am
reminded once again that he was born to pay this horrible price. Thank
you for my redemption. Thank you for paying such a horrible price to
win that redemption. All praises be to you, O God, the Father of grace
and to your Son and my Savior who paid the price for my sin.
Hallelujah! Amen.
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KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus finishes his work as our ransom from sin and death. Please ponder
the incredible words of Mark 15:37. God in human flesh dies. He dies
because he allows his life to be taken. He dies as one of us. He dies
in pain, humiliation, rejection, and ridicule. He dies because he loves
us and wants to free us from our sin by his blood. He completes the
work that God has given him to do in his incarnation.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty God, I cannot even begin to imagine how this moment of Jesus'
death impacted your heart and the hosts of heaven. In my human heart,
just reading this story makes me want to shout "Hallelujah!" in praise
to your Son for the victory he wins by laying down his life. At the
same time, my heart breaks at the thought of our human rebellion -- our
utter sinfulness -- that placed Jesus on the Cross both physically and
spiritually. During this time of year as we think of Jesus' birth, I am
reminded once again that he was born to pay this horrible price. Thank
you for my redemption. Thank you for paying such a horrible price to
win that redemption. All praises be to you, O God, the Father of grace
and to your Son and my Savior who paid the price for my sin.
Hallelujah! Amen.
www.heartlight.org
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love
Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love--not death, not life, not angels or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us--nothing in the whole created world--will ever be able to separate us from God's love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38:39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? These verses contain one of the most comforting promises in all Scriptures. Believers have always had to face hardships in many forms: persecution, illness, imprisonment, and even death. Paul exclaims that it is impossible to be separated by Christ.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Teach God's Commandments To Your Children
VERSE:
Teach them [God's commandments] to your children, talking about
them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when
you lie down and when you get up.- Deuteronomy 11:19
THOUGHT:
Moses gives us three crucial messages about God's commandments.
First, as parents, it is our responsibility to teach them to our
children -- not the responsibility of the government, or of the
schools, nor even our churches. Second, we are to teach them in the
everyday course of life as we go about our routines as a family.
Third, we are to teach them continuously by both our words and our
lives as we raise our children.
PRAYER:
O LORD God, please bless me as I seek to impart my faith to
others, especially to those in my family. Please bless me with a
consistent and faithful witness to them and the right words to say
when the time is right. Give me the courage and sensitivity to say
it with loving respect, and the courage to live as a strong
Christian example for my children and grandchildren. In Jesus' name
I pray. Amen.
www.heartlight.org
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Seasons of Dryness in Prayer
I ask God to use the time of spiritual dryness to prepare me for future growth. Jesus hints at such a process in his analogy of the vine: "Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." As any vintner or rose-grower knows, the act of lopping off lush branches, which at first seems cruel and destructive, actually causes the pruned shoots to grow back more productive than ever. A vintner explained to me that he refuses to irrigate because the stress caused by occasional drought produces the best, most tasty grapes. Seasons of dryness make the roots run deep, strengthening the vine for whatever the future holds.
-Philip Yancey in PRAYER Does It Make Any Difference?, p.203-204.
-Philip Yancey in PRAYER Does It Make Any Difference?, p.203-204.
Monday, October 13, 2008
God Is Worth Waiting For
Waiting for God is not easy. Often it seems that he isn't answering
our prayers or doesn't understand the urgency of our situation. That
kind of thinking implies that God is not in control or is not fair.
But God is worth waiting for. Lamentations 3:24-26 calls us to hope in
and wait for the Lord because often God uses times of waiting to
refresh, renew, and teach us. Make good use of your waiting times by
discovering what God may be trying to teach you in them.
our prayers or doesn't understand the urgency of our situation. That
kind of thinking implies that God is not in control or is not fair.
But God is worth waiting for. Lamentations 3:24-26 calls us to hope in
and wait for the Lord because often God uses times of waiting to
refresh, renew, and teach us. Make good use of your waiting times by
discovering what God may be trying to teach you in them.
-Application note from Psalm 27:14 in the Life Application Bible
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Thankfulness
The following quote is found in the introduction to Deuteronomy in the
Prayer Devotional Bible: - The spiritual disciplines of Scripture
meditation and prayer are like covenant renewals. Daily we need to
remember God's mercy and goodness, give thanks and pray for his
purposes to be accomplished in us, and confess our failures to let him
do so. Gratitude for God's mercy is the foundation of all spiritual
renewal and right living. . .
Prayer Devotional Bible: - The spiritual disciplines of Scripture
meditation and prayer are like covenant renewals. Daily we need to
remember God's mercy and goodness, give thanks and pray for his
purposes to be accomplished in us, and confess our failures to let him
do so. Gratitude for God's mercy is the foundation of all spiritual
renewal and right living. . .
Prayer is the first act of that thankfulness.
Monday, September 08, 2008
God's Promise
VERSE:
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all
things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work.
-- 2 Corinthians 9:8
THOUGHT:
What a powerful promise! If we are willing to generously share
with others in the name of Jesus as the apostle Paul discusses in
the previous two verses, we will have what we need and our lives
will be full of good deeds that bring glory to God. So let's remind
ourselves of one the very first lessons we should have learned as
young children: share! Only this time, as children of God, let's
share in the name of Jesus to bless others so they may come to his
grace.
PRAYER:
Thank you, dear Father, for all the incredible blessings you
have poured into my life. You have richly blessed me physically and
spiritually. Now I ask that your Spirit will help me be generous
with the gifts you have so richly given to me. May my life, O LORD,
be a consistent conduit of your blessings so that others may come
to know your grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all
things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in
every good work.
-- 2 Corinthians 9:8
THOUGHT:
What a powerful promise! If we are willing to generously share
with others in the name of Jesus as the apostle Paul discusses in
the previous two verses, we will have what we need and our lives
will be full of good deeds that bring glory to God. So let's remind
ourselves of one the very first lessons we should have learned as
young children: share! Only this time, as children of God, let's
share in the name of Jesus to bless others so they may come to his
grace.
PRAYER:
Thank you, dear Father, for all the incredible blessings you
have poured into my life. You have richly blessed me physically and
spiritually. Now I ask that your Spirit will help me be generous
with the gifts you have so richly given to me. May my life, O LORD,
be a consistent conduit of your blessings so that others may come
to know your grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
www.heartlight.org
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Jesus Is Calling You!
He's Calling You!
Jesus stopped and said, "Tell the man to come here." So they
called the blind man. They said, "Be happy! Stand up! Jesus
is calling you." The blind man stood quickly. He left his
coat there and went to Jesus.
-- Mark 10:49-50 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus still calls to us! He wants us to hear the message of his life --
you can come to me and receive life, he speaks to us. He wants us to
hear the message of his teaching -- you who are heavy burdened come to
me and learn from me and find rest with me, he tells us. He wants us to
hear the message of his resurrection -- you can come to me and find
rest, safety, and joy in my presence, he wants us to know. Jesus is
calling to you. Will you follow him?
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father in heaven, help me hear the voice of Jesus calling to me to
follow, to find rest, and to focus on the glorious future that I have
in him. Give me courage to keep hearing his voice and following him
faithfully. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Jesus stopped and said, "Tell the man to come here." So they
called the blind man. They said, "Be happy! Stand up! Jesus
is calling you." The blind man stood quickly. He left his
coat there and went to Jesus.
-- Mark 10:49-50 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus still calls to us! He wants us to hear the message of his life --
you can come to me and receive life, he speaks to us. He wants us to
hear the message of his teaching -- you who are heavy burdened come to
me and learn from me and find rest with me, he tells us. He wants us to
hear the message of his resurrection -- you can come to me and find
rest, safety, and joy in my presence, he wants us to know. Jesus is
calling to you. Will you follow him?
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father in heaven, help me hear the voice of Jesus calling to me to
follow, to find rest, and to focus on the glorious future that I have
in him. Give me courage to keep hearing his voice and following him
faithfully. In Jesus' name. Amen.
www.heartlight.org
Monday, July 07, 2008
God's Plan
God's Plan
"But when God made the world, 'he made people male and
female.'" Mark 10:6 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God's plan, rooted in the creation story of Genesis 2, is that one
woman and one man be married for life. As male and female, they are
different, yet each one is created in the image of God. They are
different -- not just because of the difference in their two lives,
with different experiences and different tastes, but also because they
are made fundamentally different. Learning to blend these differences
through mutual love and submission reflects the mystery of God himself,
who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father in heaven, help the marriages among your people today more
fully reflect your divine intention. Teach us to submit to each other
out of love and respect -- not just love and respect for our marriage
partner, but also love and respect for Jesus as our Lord. In his name I
pray. Amen.
www.heartlight.org
"But when God made the world, 'he made people male and
female.'" Mark 10:6 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God's plan, rooted in the creation story of Genesis 2, is that one
woman and one man be married for life. As male and female, they are
different, yet each one is created in the image of God. They are
different -- not just because of the difference in their two lives,
with different experiences and different tastes, but also because they
are made fundamentally different. Learning to blend these differences
through mutual love and submission reflects the mystery of God himself,
who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father in heaven, help the marriages among your people today more
fully reflect your divine intention. Teach us to submit to each other
out of love and respect -- not just love and respect for our marriage
partner, but also love and respect for Jesus as our Lord. In his name I
pray. Amen.
www.heartlight.org
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