January 18 Devotion

I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that our Lord and Savior hears our prayers. I have seen answers to prayers. I have heard about answers to prayers. One of the first things Barbara and I do each morning before she leaves is pray. I pray over her. I pray over our family. I pray over our day. I pray that God brings people in our lives that we can serve. Throughout the day I lift up people who need prayer. I send out prayer requests for those who ask for them. And before every event, we ask that our prayer warriors pray over the event.

The Bible teaches us about a woman who pestered a judge. She was relentless. She continued until the judge finally gave into her request. Then Jesus talks about God who hears our cries. How God hears our prayers. Now…he’s not comparing the judge to God. He’s saying that God hears our cries. And that we should be praying day and night. He loves to hear from us. Those of us with children, who no longer live at home, love it when we hear from our kids. Whether through a text, phone call, Facebook message, etc. It warms our hearts. Our prayers are the way that we can talk to God as his children.

I have been asked that if God already knows our hearts, and God already knows the plan, then why should we pray. I have also been asked why should we pray if God does not answer our prayers. I believe that prayer is a gift from God to us. It builds our faith. We can trust that he hears our prayers. And whether we believe it or not, he answers our prayers. All of them. Sometimes his answers are by not responding. We may not like it. But that’s the way it is. Just like sometimes we don’t act on what our kids ask us to do. He doesn’t act on it or respond because that is what’s best for us. He knows what is best for us. So today I encourage you to lift up your concerns to God. Lift up your rejoices as well. He loves to celebrate with you. Begin the practice of praying daily. And watch what happens in your life. I promise you, it will be blessed. Because God loves us. Always has. Always will.

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