Theme: Prayer Builds
Character - Series 17
Emphasis: Because You Prayed.
Philippians
4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything . . . . presents your requests to God”
(NIV).
In
another word, do not worry about anything, just present your needs to God. That really impressed me. It takes practice “not to worry.” I like the devotion when it says: “Because
you prayed.” God spoke, “Because you
prayed …” So what happened that cause God to say this? Let’s look into the history from the Old
Testament in Isaiah.
*When
the brutal Assyrian King Sennacherib was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, he
sent a message to King Hezekiah saying that Judah would be no different from
all the other nations he had conquered.
Hezekiah took this message to the temple in Jerusalem, and “spread it
out before the Lord” (Isaiah 37:14). He
then prayed and asked for help from Almighty God.
*Soon
afterward Isaiah the prophet delivered this message to Hezekiah from the Lord: “Because
you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria, the Lord has spoken” (Isaiah
37:21-22 NLT). Scripture tells us that
Hezekiah’s prayer was answered that very night.
God intervened miraculously, conquering the enemy forces outside the city
gates. The Assyrian army didn’t even “shoot
an arrow” (v. 33). Sennacherib would
leave Jerusalem, never to return.
*Three
words in God’s message to Hezekiah—“Because you prayed”—show us the best place
to go with our worries. Because Hezekiah
turned to God, He rescued him and his people.
When we turn our worries into prayer, we discover that God is faithful
in unexpected ways! [*Devotion
from James Banks, Our Daily Bread].
Song: Expect a Miracle
Expect
a miracle when you pray,
Expect
a miracle every day.
If
you expect it, God will find a way
To
perform a miracle for you each day.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Let’s
turn our worries to God and let Him be our God in our lives!
Dorothy
PS.
June 3rd will be our 52 years of anniversary. Tony is much better. Thank to your
prayers. I am doing well. And happy
first month of June 2019.
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