CATEGORY: Restoration
We pray because it is a way of communicating our needs to God and to others. The Apostle Paul instructed the Philippian church, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to the Lord.” — Philippians 4:6
Our flesh and fleshly desires always have the desire to rule. But God’s word, the Bible, clearly says, “for sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” – Romans 6:14
When God speaks to us, He is constantly addressing our hearts, our heart’s attitudes and our heart’s desires. He is constantly asking us “Will you lay down your life?” …
Salvation is an every-day experience.
Forgiveness, is a miraculous, every-day experience, because we continue to sin.
Salvation and forgiveness are never to be taken for granted.
When Christ came into the world, He said, “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings You were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about Me in the scroll— I have come to do Your will, My God.”
Hebrews 10:5 – 7
With our hearts we worship; with our mouths we praise. To God alone be all of our worship, to God alone be all of our praise.
In the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, he speaks a significant phrase: “Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.” – Romans 3:27.
Faith and power go together! You cannot separate the two! These are words of grace for all mankind. The power is in the Gospel, not in the person who speaks. Therefore, we do not have to be afraid when we stand up to speak, for the Gospel has a power of its own. Its power is endued from on high toward us who believe.
There is a powerful verse in the New Testament of the Bible that reads, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil (translated ‘false accuser’ or ‘slanderer’) and he (the devil; Satan – translated ‘our adversary’ or ‘one who withstands’; and described by Christ as a ‘murderer’ and ‘the father of lies’) will flee from you.” – James 4:7.