Chorus:
Prayer changes things; Prayer changes things.
No matter how heavy the burden you bear,
If you cast it on Jesus He'll carry your care;
And nothing can hinder the soul that will dare,
For prayer changes things.
Verse:
1. Many problems meet us on our heavenly way;
If we had no Helper we would surely stray;
But our loving Savior bids us seek His face,
Meet us at the throne of grace.
2. "Whatsoever ye desire when ye pray;"
Hear His loving promise, 'tis for you today;
Stand upon His faithfulness; fresh courage take:
"All is yours"--for His dear sake.
3. While you plead His mighty name you cannot fail,
Heeding not the darkness, nor the fiercest gale;
Shadows at His word will feel, and storms be calm,
Sorrows turn to joyful psalm.
[May Agnew Stephens]
Paul prayed that we have the love of Christ inside of us.
Ephesians 3:14-21 New Century Version
So I bow in prayer before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name. I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong inwardly through His Spirit. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith and that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I pray that you and all God's holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love--how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is. Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God. With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.
Dorothy:
This is the second of four great N.T. prayers of Paul and he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to pray for Colossians and Ephesians Christians and down through the ages, that is us today. Paul was a great intercessor and Holy Spirit often inspired Paul to pray for the Saints in his time. Paul's intercessory prayer for us is that we understand the important of having the love of Christ in us. What impressed me was the New Century Version brought on a new meaning for me, love of Christ. One of the songs collection just came to me, "From Glory to Glory." You might enjoy this.
FROM GLORY TO GLORY [2 COR.3:18]
From glory to glory He's changing me,
changing me, changing me.
His likeness and image to perfect in me;
the love of God shown to the world.--
For He's changing, changing me,
from earthly things to the heavenly,
His likeness and image to perfect in me.
The love of God shown to the world.
