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6/8/2019
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MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart
And my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26
The essence of prayer doesn't consist in asking
God for something but in opening our hearts to
God, in speaking with Him, and living with Him
in perpetual communion. Prayer is continual
abandonment to God. Prayer doesn't mean asking
God for all kinds of things we want; it is
rather the desire for God Himself, the ONLY
Giver of Life.
Prayer is not asking, but union with God. Prayer
is not a painful effort to gain from God help in
the varying needs of our lives. Prayer is the desire to possess God Himself, the Source of ALL
life. The true spirit of prayer does not consist
in asking for blessings, but in receiving HIM who
is the giver of ALL blessings, and in living a life
of fellowship with Him. (Sadhu Sundar Singh)
Pray About It: Too often in prayer we seek the
gift, when to have the Giver is to have the gifts
as well. The best blessing from God IS Himself.
Today, let your desire for God be your prayer.
The meaning of prayer is that we get hold of God,
not of the answer. (Oswald Chambers) |
