Prayer

BIBLE STUDY CORNER

Verse Focus James 5:16

PRAYER
By Thomas Kittrell

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16 (KJV)

There's no way of knowing on this earth how many times we have been put under God's special protection or blessed because of the prayers of another.
Likewise we do not know how someone else's life has been affected because of our prayers. Our mothers pray for us, so do our dads. We pray for our children, and they pray for us. We have prayer circles at church. We form prayer lists. Why? Because prayer is our direct communication with our Heavenly Father for one thing. We pray because we have a need. We may need special help or direction or understanding. We may need encouragement. We may just want to say thank you to the Heavenly Father for what He has already done.

However, we do not pray for ourselves alone. Jesus prayed for His disciples and He prayed for all of us who believe in Him since. We must follow His example and pray for one another. Maybe there's a friend in trouble, or a child sick. Maybe there's a pastor who is discouraged, sibling who is hurting, or someone else we want to reach out and touch God in prayer for. Prayer is effective, and it must be fervent. It comes from the mouth only after it is formed in the heart; this makes it genuine. Finally, we must pray according to God's will. To know God's will we must live according to God's will.

© copyright 2006 Thomas E. Kittrell

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Poetry Corner

The Power, The Power that is Prayer
By: Carl Coglianese (Ephraim Calib)

The Power of prayer
An intimate connection with God
Our daily conversation
Becomes a special relationship with God

To teach a child
So early to pray
Sets them to know God
So early in their day

Start out simple
Yes this is so true
Tell God how much you Love Him
Thank Him every day that you do

Then tell Him every day
What's been going on
And even tell Him
When you have done something wrong

Parents, please teach your children
Teach them right from wrong
Tell them that the Father will always love them
Even when they do wrong

Teach them never to fear The Father
Teach them while they are young
Teach them to talk to God Daily
Teach them to do this life long

As Christians we all ready know to begin to teach our children to know and love The Father and The Son Jesus. Begin early and give them a strong foundation to grow. Give them the Gift of Jesus. God bless our children give them everything Christ centered as soon as you can.
In God We Trust - Carl's Site
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God Knows -- Poem on Prayer by Stephen Monday



Sometimes the Spirit, moves us to pray

We speak our hearts, out loud

For when we remember, what was said

We are surprised, by what came out

The Spirit knows, the things we need

So we pray, aloud to GOD

Somehow the words, convey to HE

Ideas yet, thought about

That's praying in the spirit

The bible mentions it

GOD knows, when he does hear it

What our hearts desire of HIM

CHRIST is, our intercessor

As he abides in us

To speak to our creator

We use the name of JESUS

Sometime it's praise, our voice will raise

Other times, we speak, a need

But when we pray, this way, we've said

That we love, our LORD, indeed!

And so, our spirit, prays, and says

The feelings, that we show

For by our words, some things occurs

That only, GOD, would KNOW!


Beacon Of Truth , Stephen Monday














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