He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him. 1 Chronicles 5:20 Recommended Reading 1 Chronicles 5:11-21 Some Bible readers find the first part of 1 Chronicles tedious because of its long genealogies or lists of names. But careful readers notice the lists are occasionally interrupted by individualized comments. Here is a remark about one particular army from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh: They made war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him (1 Chronicles 5:19-20). Imagine, chapter after chapter of genealogies, when suddenly the list is interrupted to tell us of one particular group of men who cried out to God, trusted in Him, and claimed the needed victory. You and I arent just names on a list. We have access to the power of prayer. When were discouraged, we need to verbalize our concerns to God, not assuming that He knows how we feel. He does, of course; but it helps us (and pleases Him) when we express the deepest yearnings of our heart to Him who has the solutions. As long as we have unsolved problems, unfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life. John Ortberg
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