Prayer, Thanksgiving, Praise

Prayer, Thanksgiving, Praise

Be careful for nothing; but in everything by payer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

The Lord continually amazes me at how He directs my devotional reading. I needed to be reminded of this verse and truth again this morning. I trust it will speak to your hearts today as you read from the writings of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the prince of preachers. – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick

No care but all prayer. No anxiety but much joyful communion with God. Carry your desires to the Lord of your life, the guardian of your soul. Go to Him with two portions of prayer and one of fragrant praise.

Do not pray doubtfully but thankfully. Consider that you have your petitions, and therefore thank God for His grace. He is giving you grace; give Him thanks, Hide nothing. Allow no want to lie rankling in your bosom; "make known your requests." Run not to man. Go only to your God, the Father of Jesus, who loves you in Him. This shall bring you God's own peace.

You shall not be able to understand the peace which you shall enjoy. It will enfold you in its infinite embrace. Heart and mind through Christ Jesus shall be steeped in a sea of rest. Come life or death, poverty, pain, slander, you shall dwell in Jesus above every rolling wind or darkening cloud.

Will you not obey this dear command? Yes, Lord, I do believe thee; but, I beseech thee, help mine unbelief. – From Faith’s Checkbook

Team YOU: Judges 9-10; Proverbs 30; Luke 5:17-39

Motivations:  Satan distracts sinners with delays. He does not fear fleeting thoughts of repentance. I doubt there are many in hell who did not at one time or another give some thought to repenting, but Satan was always able to carry them away on some more urgent business. Sinner, if you ever hope to escape, run for your life -away from Satan, away from your lusts, away from your present joys if they are the handiwork of Satan. The devil says, "Tomorrow" God says "Today." Whom will you obey?

William Gurnall. The Christian in Complete Armour (Kindle Locations 1171-1173). Kindle Edition.

Practice to Remember: Level 1:Ephesians 4:25; Level 2: Ephesians 4:11-16

Powered Up:  Every prayer is an inverted promise … If God teaches us to pray for any good thing, we may gather by implication the assurance that he means to give it. C. H. Spurgeon