Daily Devotional

PRAYING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

August 16

eloved, through the act of praying you are brought into the very presence of God in a powerful manner. There in the presence of the Almighty, a shadow is cast over you and you are truly shielded from the attacks of the Evil One. In fact, down deep in you while you pray, you are being fortified and strengthened greatly through doing so. Even without your knowing it, angels of the Lord are summoned to surround you and minister to you during your praying. It is very precious to your Father for Him to see you in the act of prayer. In fact, the very language of your prayer is the "language of love." Check this out for yourself. You say such things as, "bless, heal, deliver, instruct, minister make holy (people), cleanse, love, protect, etc." Aren't these words and thoughts transmissions of love and caring from you to others and to God himself? Is not this the true mind of the Lord Jesus being expressed as you pray? Of course, it is! Now further, when you pray, you are addressing your Heavenly Father with great reverence and blessing. This is honor and reverence that is certainly due Him--- right? Yes, it is! As you pray toward heaven, you are identifying yourself to the Holy Spirit, and you are alerting Him that one of the Father's beloved children is calling unto Him in reverence and blessing! This greatly stirs your Father's heart, and signals Him to prepare to rush to you and carefully and lovingly give attention to the message and heart of your prayer. What do you think about that? Just this little information about your praying should deeply interest you in going to the "School of Prayer" and making it a lifelong study to grow in the depths and qualities of an effectively and life-changing prayer life. This is the reason for this message. Your very life depends on the degree to which you make your life a life of prayer!

Prayer

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Father, I believe every word of this message. I have lacked seriously in depth and power in my prayer life. In fact, I feel sometimes that I really have not had much of prayer life when I compare it to many of the biblical characters who had the power to break through into the Holy of Holies with their prayers. I want this Father, in Jesus’ name, amen!