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What Is Prayer Worth?
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Let’s be honest, most
believers have a problem with their prayer-life. We know that we ought to pray,
but we just don’t seem to be satisfied with our prayers. This article is not
designed to be the end-all of what a prayer-life ought to be. In fact, if
anything, it is an admission by the writer that he is just as frustrated as
many of you are! But, may I also add that genuine help is on the way! No, it is
not the latest trendy book by the latest trendy author telling you how to
improve your prayer-life guaranteed
in 10 steps or more. It is, however, help from the Master pray-er through
hands-on life experience. We see God’s people in the Word of God in everyday
experiences pouring out their hearts to the Lord and just at the right time, He
answers their prayers for His glory and their good. For example, good King
Hezekiah in Judah
had a massive army of 185,000 furious Assyrians led by a ferocious king who
would stop at nothing to defeat his enemies. This wicked, godless King
Sennacherib had destroyed all the nations around Israel
and was now boasting that he would do the same to Judah. King Hezekiah, fearing but
faithful, took the boastful letter Sennacherib had sent, to the Temple and spread it out
before God. The heartfelt and passionate prayer of Hezekiah brought total
victory for him and the nation of Judah! But lest we think prayer is
only for the times of necessity and trouble, we see men like Daniel who made it
their habit to spend time with the Lord every day no matter what, even if it
means personal loss to himself. Prayer is literally our lifeline to our Lord
Jesus, and it is absolutely vital everyday in our Christian lives. The BBN
Bible Institute is thankful to offer course number 20500, The Value of Prayer,
taught by the late Dr. Ray Stedman. This delightful and insightful course sheds
light on the Bible’s teaching and examples of great Bible characters who lived
in daily dependence on God through prayer. We trust we will all learn to do the
same as we learn the value of prayer.
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Written By:
David Wyatt
Date Posted:
7/28/2008 1:05 PM
Number of Views:
7428
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