The next letter in the “ABC”s of prayer - “C” stands for CONFIDENCE. At this point you are probably saying to yourself: “Didn’t we just cover confidence when we talked about boldness?” Although this may seem slightly confusing, the answer is no. Boldness is the outcome of confidence. Because we have confidence it is with boldness that we approach the throne room of God. Jesus said in John 14:14 “If ye ask anything in my name I WILL DO IT.” This statement by Jesus in and of itself should give us confidence in prayer. This confidence should be the center of everything we do. If we put our confidence in our own abilities we will fail. If we put our confidence in our pastor or other men, they will disappoint. In fact, God thought that this truth was so important that He inserted that message into the very center of the Bible. Psalm 118:9 is universally recognized as being the exact midway point of the Old and New Testaments and it says: “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in men.” So then our confidence in prayer should be based solely on the sufficiency of Christ. As Ephesians 3:12 declares: “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” Is that the basis for your confidence today? In the words of the old hymn: “Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe.” Let us thank God today for the confidence in prayer we have today based on our faith in Christ!
11 years ago
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Knowledge doesn't change things, passion does. We cab read the Bible, or listen to the Pastor and learn. But without passion to change, knowledge is nothing.
To know is to do. To know and not do, is to not yet know.
PS. Thanks for stimulating our Spirit.
You're welcome Jeff. The reality is that I am the one being "stimulated" . I'm just the conduit.
Amazing isn't it? Our Lord works in mysterious ways. Good ways. Loving ways.
My Grandmother used to say "The Lord works in mysterious ways, His wonders to behold." That is so true!
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