Prayer Changes You
“Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.” Exodus 32:32
Our new season of Men’s Fellowship Night’s begin this Thursday with Pastor Steve Cassarino sharing God’s Word. Dinner is at 6:15 PM followed by a great evening of worship, testimony, the ministry of the Word and fun in the Activity Center. Come bring a friend and enjoy a great night. Call for reservations: 732-350-1187
Have you ever been frustrated when praying that you did not receive the answer you were praying for? Did you think that maybe your prayers could change the mind of God?
Well if that has been your experience, Dr. Henry Blackaby provides insight on this aspect of prayer in his book, EXPERIENCING GOD – The Devotional (Broadman & Holman):
Prayer is not designed to change God; it is designed to change us. Prayer is not calling God in to bless our activities. Rather, prayer takes us into God’s presence, shows us His will, and prepares us to obey Him.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai and spent forty days communing with God. God showed him the wickedness of the Israelites (Exod. 32:7). Moses had not known their desperate condition; nor had he realized the imminence of God’s judgment upon them until God revealed it to him. As God made Moses aware of all that was at stake, Moses felt the same compassion for the people that God felt. Moses became willing to sacrifice his own life for his obstinate people.
In a compelling and selfless prayer of intercession, Moses offered to have his own name blotted out of the book of life if God would spare the people. In Moses’ time with Him, God had formed a mighty intercessor for His people.
God will use your prayer times to soften your heart and change your focus. As you pray for others, the Holy Spirit will work in your heart so that you have the same compassion for them that God does (Rom. 8:26–27).
If you do not love people as you should, pray for them. If you are not as active in God’s service as you know He wants you to be, begin praying. You cannot be intimately exposed to God’s heart and remain complacent. The time spent with God will change you and make you more like Christ.
Blackaby, Richard (2006-12-01). Experiencing God Day By Day (Kindle Locations 4864-4878). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
God word today, brothers. How does God want to change YOU as you pray? – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s Keswick
Team YOU: Isaiah 45-46; Proverbs 9; Colossians 1
Motivations: There is nothing as repulsive as phoniness in the spiritual realm. Howard G. Hendricks
Practice to Remember: Level 1:James 1:17; Level 2: James 1:19-27
Powered Up: When you pray, things remain the same, but YOU begin to be different! – Oswald Chambers
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