Foretaste
Prayer’s
Thoughtful meditation
Overpowering temptation’s steps
Energized with God’s Word
Anticipation
Providence
Prayer’s
Daily obedience breathes
Foresee battles to come
Unwavering journey
Faithfulness
Devotion
Prayer’s
Confidence matures
Embracing heavenly light
Patience descends from God
Answers
From Psalm 48:12-14: “Walk about Zion; go all around it; count its towers; consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will be our guide forever.”
During moments of darkness
Praying to Father above
Heaven’s light breaks through
Trust nourishes heart with His love
Accepting His divine grace
Following Father’s roadmap
Heaven’s light shall lead
Away from enemy’s sand trap
Escaping from parched landscape
Grasping Father’s steady hand
Heaven’s light beholds
Forever marked, steadfast faith stands
Pursuing His love-filled peace
Revealing Father’s new hope
Heaven’s light spreads out
Reinforced hold of mercy’s rope
Embracing eternal view
Delighting in Father’s ways
Heaven’s light holds firm
Destiny’s truth descends ablaze
From Isaiah 58:11: “The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water whose waters never fail.”
From Ephesians 3:14-15: “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.”
Praising Father above
Light reflected in His Word
Boundless in its depth
Strengthening through what’s heard
Gathering in worship
Righteous-filled interactions
Boundless energy
Leading faith to action
Dwelling in every heart
Joined together through prayer
Boundless connections
Receiving peace to share
Trusting in tomorrow
Savior opens Heaven’s light
Boundless in its truth
Transforming mankind’s plight
Resurrecting each heart
Father’s glory to embrace
Boundless Spirit stirs
Raising Christ’s destined grace
From Ephesians 3:18-19: “I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God’s listening ears.
From Hebrews 4:12: “Indeed, the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) was an American Christian evangelist and Bible teacher. Reuben Archer Torrey also served as pastor, educator, and writer.
From the words of English preacher, Charles Spurgeon: “God alone can give us songs in the night.”
Landscape’s light seems distant
Worry consumes another heart
Faith’s tattered fabric breathes
Darkness tears life apart
Light’s breath offers mercy
Truth transcends throughout Father’s Word
With each hour, called to trust
Holy Spirit now stirred
Heavens’ cascading light
Thoughts nurtured, turning to prayer
Blessed psalms heard at night
Evidence Father cares
Love shaped by Savior’s light
His promises shall overcome
Valley’s shadow of death
Broken in smallest crumbs
Light’s expansive nature
Abundantly flowing with grace
Blindness lifted away
Faith swells from hope’s embrace
From Mark 5:35-36: “While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the synagogue leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only believe.'”
Reflections from French Archbishop, theologian, and writer, Francois Fenelon (1651-1715): “Faith is letting down our nets into the transparent deeps at the Divine command, not knowing what we shall draw.”
A well-seasoned fisherman had been casting his nets throughout the night. Unfortunately for him and his family, there would likely be no fresh fish by morning.
As he gathered his empty nets, a light beam shone across the waters on the left side of his boat. He felt the Spirit’s quiet nudge, “Cast the net over here.”
The gentle man was suddenly filled with peace. Without hesitation, he cast his nets over the side of the boat. As the light receded, he felt the boat being drawn deeper into the waters.
Elated with his good fortune, he began pulling in nets heavy with a monumental catch. Indeed, there would be enough fish to feed his family for many days to come.
As he pulled in the final feet of net onboard, he was surrounded by a sea of fish. Filled with gratitude, his eyes moved to witness the rising sun, and he paused to pray to God above. His tone of thankfulness praised the Lord for His goodness.
From John 21:4-6: “Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.”
From Exodus 20:2-3: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before Me.”
Each day’s beginning
Scheduling His Word
Moments with Father
Embracing what’s heard
Any given hour
Pausing for prayer
Spirit nurtures trust
Erasing despair
Daily worship time
Praising Lord above
Uplifted in faith
Witnessing His love
Blessed fellowship
Caring for others
Never too busy
Serving another
This day now ending
Resting in His grace
Heartbeat of Father
Transforming hope’s place
From Romans 8:28: “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.”
The richness of the Word of God ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.
From Psalm 118;24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
German-born Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident. Many of his writings express the role of Christianity in mankind’s daily lives. He paid the ultimate price for his activism against the Nazi regime during World War II.
Are there areas in our lives–whatever our ages–in which we need fresh growth? Focus on that area, memorize Scripture on that topic, pray for maturity, and ask God for a “growth spurt” in your life.
From 1 Peter 2:2: “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation.”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
The mind grows by taking in, but the heart grows by giving out; and it is important to maintain a balanced life.
From Colossians 1:9-10: “For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.”
Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American pastor and Christian writer. His journey as a Christian teacher was prolific with publication of over 50 books.
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