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Tracy 6/6/2026 1:33:47 PM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON O LORD, I call to You; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. May my prayer be set before You like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:1-2 Prayer pulls the rope below, and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly; others give but an occasional pluck at the rope; but he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might. (Charles Haddon Spurgeon) PRAY ABOUT IT: This is a wonderful image of prayer. We can picture the large steeple bell and see ourselves standing below with the rope in our hands. We are commissioned to ring the bell, and what is our response? A slight tug, an occasional jerk? Or do we with both hands pull boldly with all our might? So let our prayers be today. Ring the bell loudly! O the boldness with which we can draw near! O the great things we have a right to ask for! (Andrew Murray) | |||
Tracy 5/30/2026 2:53:34 PM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. Psalm 100:4-5 The Holy Spirit will teach us when to cease from prayer, and turn our petition into thanksgiving or go out in obedience to meet the answer as it waits before us or comes to meet us. (A.B. Simpson) PRAY ABOUT IT: Knowing when to pray is important, but there's also a time to stop praying. When we know that God has heard and answered, we need to ask no more, but can begin giving thanks. Then go out and meet the answer as it comes to meet us. Thanksgiving is nothing if not glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness. (J.R. Miller) | |||
Tracy 5/23/2026 11:14:27 AM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, keep the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 KJV No prayer should be spoken more often by us than this prayer of David: "Keep the door of my lips." There is nothing in all of life to which most of us give less attention than to our words. We let them fly from our lips as the leaves fly from the trees when the autumn winds blow. Many people seem to think that words are not important. They watch their acts, their conduct, and then give full license to their tongues. This is not right. A true Christian should have a Christian tongue. (J.R. Miller) PRAY ABOUT IT: A practical result of using our tongue for prayer is that when we're not at prayer, the taste of God's Spirit still comes from our mouth. It's useless to insist that we will be strong in prayer and live with an unholy tongue. James says that the tongue is full of poison. But from the tongue of a Christian should come only honorable words and humble prayers. Watch your tongue today. Let it be used to edify others, not criticize them. Touch the man of God who understands prayer, at any point, at any time, and a full current of prayer is seen flowing free from him. (E.M. Bounds) | |||
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