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Friday, August 23, 2013
Jeff Lampl
"And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and
requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
“in
the spirit” . . . . When a
believer prays, the spirit within
connects with the Spirit of God (1 Cor. 2:9-16).
Even when you don’t know what to say or you think your prayers and
powerless or even stupid, they are not (Romans 8:9, 26-27).
The point is this: believe.
Believe that God is at work, that God listens, that God acts and that for
some reason and in some way God has chosen to act in relation to the prayers of
believers. Pay attention to
your thoughts and actions after praying.
It is often true that prayers for
whatever are answered through God’s directing
you to be the answer in some way.
“on
all occasions”. . . . Pray
in the morning, throughout the day, and before bed.
Be attentive,, “be alert” to God
constantly. Listening is
actually more important than talking.
“all
kinds of prayers” I’m not
sure that there is anything too minor to pray about.
“for
all the saints” This means for
other believers. We must of
course pray for non-believers, but Jesus and the New Testament as a whole put a
premium on the love believers have for one another.
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