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June 28, 2023 2Ch ronicles 7:14 “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. God please hear my prayer please let me return to You Help me live in Your will and heal the land You gave Prayer is the source of power, grace, love, faith and hope in Jesus Christ.
June 27, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:40 “Now, my God, I pray , let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place. If God loses me I am lost indeed Please see me God I pray If God loses me I am lost indeed Please hear me God I pray Prayer is realizing I was lost but God never lost me.
June 26, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:38 “and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried captive, and pray toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and toward the temple which I have built for Your name: God I pray set me free God I return set me free Prayer opens me to see the glory of God rather than the power of evil.
June 25, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:34 “When Your people go out to battle against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You toward this city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, We are in a war A spiritual war Need God’s help Pray for help Prayer is "bringing the pains of earth to heaven’s door."
  Some of the Old Testament verses about prayer are very repetitive and may seem unnecessary but this is the primer for prayer so I am including them.
June 24, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:32 “Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but who comes from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray in this temple; Who can pray to God All can pray to God Prayer is God's attempt to remind me everything He did was so He could walk with me again.
June 23, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:26 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, Come clean with God Be cleaned by God Be clean with God Prayer is releasing Gods' holy power into a fallen and broken world.
June 22, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:24 “Or if Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and return and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication before You in this temple, Return Confess Pray Beg Prayer is revealing your heart to He who knows it best.
 “ The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” Dabo Swinney (Head coach of National Champion Clemson football team.) Words can define Words can limit Words can divide Words can unite
June 21, 2023 2Ch ronicles 6:21 “And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive. Hear my prayer Hear our prayer Hear and forgive Prayer is telling God before anyone else.
June 20, 2023 1Ch ronicles 21:17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray , O LORD my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.” My sin hurts God My sin hurts others Please punish me God Please not others Prayer is accepting my guilt and taking punishment myself and not others.
June 19, 2023 1Ch ronicles 21:8 So David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray , take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” I have sinned Sinned greatly Forgive me God For being a fool Prayer is unloading my guilt, fear and sin onto He who already bore it.
June 18, 2023 1Ch ronicles 17:25 “For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You. You have revealed I pray before You You have revealed my family You bless Prayer is humbly admitting I can't and that I need God.
June 17, 2023 2Ki ngs 20:3 “Remember now, O LORD, I pray , how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Why is bad happening to me I walked before You in truth I walked with a loyal heart I have done what is good Why is bad happening to me Prayer is despair seeking hope and joy expressed to He who is the source.
June 16, 2023 2Ki ngs 19:19 “Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray , save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone.” Save me God Save us God Save them God Prayer let's me touch people around the world with the power of God.
June 15, 2023 2Ki ngs 6:18 So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Strike this people, I pray , with blindness.” And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. Dare I pray for God to blind others Dare I pray for God to harm others Dare I pray for God to destroy others Dare I ask God how I should pray Prayer is daring to ask God to reveal who He is.
June 14, 2023 2Ki ngs 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray , open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Open my eyes to see Open my ears to hear Please reveal to me Your glory God Prayer is my attempt to reach God who already reached out to me.
June 13, 2023 1Ki ngs 17:21 And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, I pray , let this child’s soul come back to him.” Is prayer a request Is prayer a quest to know what to request Is prayer an action Is prayer God calling us to be part of His action Prayer helps me be part of a solution instead of being part of a problem.
June 12, 2023 1Ki ngs 13:6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as before. Can I pray for a miracle Should I pray for a miracle Can God create a miracle Will God create a miracle Prayer is seeking God’s will and trusting in it.
June 11, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:48 “and when they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name: I pray I can return I pray I will return Prayer reconnects me to God.
June 10, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:44 “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, Should I pray toward Jerusalem Should I pray toward the Holy City Should I pray toward Israel I will to our Lord Jesus Christ Prayer is a friend enjoying time with a Friend.
June 9, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, In affliction call me to return God for I am a fallen child made of sod Whenever I suffer from sins pain I pray my God for redeeming rain Prayer is answering God’s call to me.
June 8, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:33 “When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple, I have turned away God I sinned against you God I turn back to you God I pray forgiveness God "Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done."  – C. S. Lewis
June 7, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:30 “And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive. Pray to God God will hear Ask your God May God forgive Prayer in not something a Christian can do but something we must!
June 6, 2023 1Ki ngs 8:26 “And now I pray , O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father. I pray my God Your truth to see Prayer helps us see all God is.
June 5, 2023 2Sa muel 24:17 Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray , be against me and against my father’s house.” Could I ever pray penalty of my sin would fall on me and not others Pray is taking responsibility for my sin.
June 4, 2023 2Sa muel 24:10 And David’s heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray , O LORD, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” I sinned in what I have done sinned in what I haven’t done in what I should have done in what I could have done Take away my iniquity I pray redeem me from my sin I pray forgive my foolishness I pray keep others from harm I pray Prayer is God's attempt to remind me everything He did was so He could walk with me again.
June 3, 2023 2Sa muel 15:31 Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, I pray , turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!” Confuse those who seek to destroy may foolishness themselves destroy for while evil does seek to destroy by evil they will themselves destroy Prayer is "bringing the pains of earth to heaven’s door." (Based on a song by Wayne Watson “When God’s people pray”.)
June 2, 2023 1Sa muel 23:11 “Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I pray , tell Your servant.” And the LORD said, “He will come down.” Can I hear God Will you listen Does God hear me Will you listen Prayer is more than what you do, it is who you are!
  June 1, 2023 1Sa muel 12:23 “Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. Prayer is good and right guides us to the good and to do what is right Prayer helps me to be more like God.
  May 31,2023 1Sa muel 12:19 And all the people said to Samuel, “ Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.” Lead ourselves all fall down Led by God are lifted up Prayer is how we discover who God wants us to be.