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Power Verses…… "O Lord, let my prayer come before Thee; incline
Thine ear to my cry." (Psalm 88:2) |
I would imagine a fair percentage of
those who read my weekly Power Surge
would consider themselves to be sports
fans.
I certainly am. You either watch your
chosen sport from the comfort and warmth
of your home in front of your high
definition 42” television set, while
enjoying your favourite snack, washed
down by a drink of your choice or……. you
leave all your home comforts to join
thousands of fellow fans and make the
‘pilgrimage’ to the sports stadium
simply because you prefer to ‘soak-in’
the ‘electric’ atmosphere of a ‘live’
match, despite the fact it takes two
hours to reach the stadium by various
modes of transport plus, having to
endure an uncomfortable wind chill
factor of -4 degrees centigrade! Give me
my favourite home sofa anytime.
But just imagine for one moment that
your team, the team you have supported
all your life has reached the final of a
European championship at a venue you
cannot afford to travel to. Naturally
you are devastated. However,
out-of-the-blue, through a friend of a
friend who is a very close friend of the
billionaire chairman of your team, you
receive a totally unexpected invitation
from the chairman to attend the final at
his expense. Wow, this is beyond your
wildest imagination, because not only
will you be present at the European
final you never thought you would
witness, you have been invited to travel
to the final in the chairman’s executive
jet as his guest. From the airport to
the stadium you are driven by Rolls
Royce, no queuing, no identification
checks, nor tickets to produce, no
hassle.
No having to sit in the cold open air.
You are taken to a luxuriously central
heated executive box, plush leather
seats, a magnificent view of the game,
offered a pre-match snack and enjoy a
gourmet dinner at the conclusion of the
game. All your dreams realized in one
day!
You may have been to countless games,
but never had you been treated in the
way you will be treated at this one.
The
privilege of access was all to do with
who you knew and who you were with.
It is exactly the same when we come to
God in prayer believing in Jesus name.
We enter into a world of privilege, and
we have access to the God of creation.
Our burdens are lifted, our anxieties
eased, our loneliness dispelled and our
faith strengthened.
“Be
anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and petition with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made
know to God.” Philippians 4:6.
Within this spiritual world of
privilege we will discover…
A peace that the world cannot
give………
Doors will be opened…….
Mountains of fear will be moved…….
Doubts will disappear…….
And Jesus Christ, the Son of God
promises……..
“If
you ask Me anything in my name, I will
do it.” John 14:14
The God of the universe is always
willing to hear what we request through
prayer. There is little doubt that the
challenging and uncertain circumstances
that confront families currently, will
have resulted in an increased number of
people resorting to prayer and a
searching for something that is far more
stable and reliable than what this
world’s system has to offer!
The 19th century hymn writer
Joseph Scriven penned the ideal words
for our trouble times:
What
a friend we have in Jesus,
All
our sin and grief to bear!
What
a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O
what peace we often forfeit,
O
what needless pain we bear
All
because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
That wonderful truth remains constant,
God answers prayer! What a privilege!
Furthermore,
we don’t have to go through a priest…….
We don’t have to go through a
secretary……..
We don’t have to make a donation…….
We don’t have to
go to a church building…….
We don’t have to have the ‘right’ family
connections…….
We don’t have to use grammatically
correct words…….
Prayer
is as simple and as personal as talking
to God in Jesus’ name.
The
positive results will amaze you!
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