FAITH THROUGH PRAYER 7 JULY Daily Readings 1. 1 Samuel 19 2. Isaiah 63 3. Matthew 8 Then Jesus said to the Centurion, “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” Matt 8:13 (NIV) When we ask God for something, do we believe what we are asking for or are we just giving God our wish list? Here was a Gentile, someone who was occupying Israel, the enemy, asking Jesus to help his servant. This Centurion was, I believe, a compassionate man and was someone who looked after his employees. He had obviously heard what Jesus was doing in the area and decided to test the waters. Jesus must have had a profound influence over this Centurion at the time of their meeting, because there was total faith from the Centurion in what he believed Jesus could do – “say just the word and my servant will be healed.” How are we reacting when we ask Jesus for something: are you meeting Him face to face in Spirit through prayer? We so often have a wish list and just ramble this off in a hurry and then continue with our daily tasks. It’s time to change our outlook on our requests to Jesus, and take a lesson from this Centurion. We have heard what Jesus has done through testimonies of other and from the Word. We need to meet Jesus up close and intimately and request of Him our needs. We must then walk away and believe that it will be done. Prayer: We thank you, Jesus, for the influence you have over our requests in lif; forgive us for throwing our wish lists at you, but help us to become more intimate with you through prayer. We thank you for the Faith you have bestowed upon us. We pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen Carl Clur
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:58:06 +0000
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