PRAYER CHANGES US
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WORD FROM SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY
Mark 14:35-36 (NLT®)
“He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.””
REFLECTION
YOUR WILL LORD JESUS BE DONE, NOT MINE
What is our frequent motive for praying? Often, we pray because we want something to change—some person or some circumstance that seems to be beyond our control. But the change prayer brings is often internal. Listen to Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane: “Everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me.” But what is His greatest desire? “I want your will to be done, not mine.” So, what do we hear being changed? His heart. As grueling as this conversation with His Father was, the result was His heart being aligned firmly with God’s invitation. While we may pray for change, prayer is changing us. When we get our hearts lined up with God’s invitations, nothing can stop the purposes of God from springing forth in our lives.
- Allen Jackson Ministries
PRAYER CHANGES US
YOUR WILL LORD JESUS BE DONE, NOT MINE
Ask God to help you pray for what He needs in the lives of others. It will transform your motives in prayer.
Allen Jackson Ministries
Heavenly Father, open my spirit more to Your Kingdom purposes, and help me effectively pray and intercede. Manifest Your glory for others to see Your majesty and power. May Your name be praised and Your purposes break forth in this generation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Allen Jackson Ministries
“There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever: Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer. Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks. Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation. Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.”
Proverbs 30:24-28
“The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, and the idols will totally disappear.”
Isaiah 2:17-18
"Make the most of this day. It will never return. But that which you put into it in the way of thoughts, prayers and deeds you will find again in eternity. So take care that you put in much love, faith and prayer, and you will have a rich harvest above."
Mother Basilea Schlink
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