“They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him.” (I Chronicles 5:20)
Food For Thought: I’ll be short today—I promise. After all, it is the Lord’s Day—a day of rest, right!
Speaking of brief, I read this short, simple, to-the-point verse this morning and here’s the first thing that hits mind brand: Victorious Christianity truly isn’t rocket science, is it! It’s actually quite simple:
Trust in God + Passionate Supplication = Answered Prayer
Answered Prayers = The Victorious Christian Life
When we so order our lives to do the will of God, we have every right—in fact, we have an invitation from God himself—to come before him in bold, expectant prayer, and his promise is to answer us when we call on him. When you string a bunch of those experiences together, you have the makings of an inspiring witness of a life surrendered to and used by God.
That’s the kind of life I want to live.
Prayer: Lord, I need your help today as I step into the battle. I am going forth in your name to do your work in order to extend your kingdom. Enable me to do mighty exploits this day as I fight for you. Work in me and on my behalf to bring about a great victory that will result in high praise to your name. I ask for none of the glory for myself. I ask only for a day that can be chalked up in the win column for your kingdom. So I boldly ask that you would answer this prayer. I offer it in faith in the name of the ultimate victor, Jesus Christ. Amen.
One more thing… English apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in a letter: “Our prayers are really His prayers; He speaks to himself through us.”
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