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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) | |||
Tracy 5/16/2026 1:03:25 PM MST |
MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON Delight thyself also in the LORD; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5 KJV Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of His mercies. (Westminster Catechism) PRAY ABOUT IT: This brief definition of prayer has been memorized and repeated by millions of Christians down through the past centuries. For many it may have become a meaningless phrase for which they were awarded school points. But in truth, this is the essence of prayer. Prayer is offering to God, as important as the sacrifice of praise. Today, see your prayers as an offering and lift them up to your heavenly Father. He will receive them joyfully. Will you not, before venturing away from your early quiet hour, commit your works to Him definitely, the special things you have to do today, and the unforeseen work which He may add in the course of it? (Frances Havergal) | |||
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