Acts 9:40 shows how humble, reverent prayer can lead to powerful outcomes when done in submission to God’s will and modeled after Christ’s example.
Daily Devotional for Friday, August 08, 2025
The Sovereignty of God and Prayer
God's sovereignty affirms His ultimate control over creation, while prayer serves as a meaningful, effective means for believers to engage with Him.
Praying with Power
Prayer is essential for believers, fostering intimacy with God, guiding requests, and ensuring alignment with His will while maintaining sincerity.
Continue Steadfastly In Prayer, Being Watchful In It with Thanksgiving
Do not neglect prayer; observe it at all stated times; maintain the spirit of prayer, and embrace all proper occasions to engage in it. Join me for a insightful look at the importance of prayer, as you may have never considered it before.
THE SCRIPTURES AND PRAYER
A prayerless Christian is a contradiction in terms. Just as a still-born child is a dead one, so a professing believer who does not pray is devoid of spiritual life. Prayer is the breath of the new nature in the holy one, as the Word of God is its food.
PRAYER: What Tendencies Are to Be Avoided?
THERE are two extreme tendencies in the ministry. The one is to shut itself out from intercourse with the people. The monk, the hermit were illustrations of this; they shut themselves out from men to be more with God. The other tendency is to thoroughly popularize the ministry. He is no longer God’s man, but a man of affairs, of the people. He prays not, because his mission is to the people.
ABIDING IN CHRIST: The Power of Prayer
“If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:7.) The whole secret of prayer is found in these words of our Lord. Here is prayer that has unbounded power: “Ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”
Just How Important Is the Necessity for Praying?
One of the crying things of our day is for men whose faith, prayers and study of the Word of God have been vitalized, and a transcript of that Word is written on their hearts, and who will give it forth as the incorruptible seed that lives and abides forever.
How Powerful Is the Weapon of Prayer?
“Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. 14th verse: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”—Isaiah 58:9.
PRAYER LIFE: The Need for a 21st-Century Revival
If we are to pray aright in such a time as this, much of our prayer should be for a 21st century revival. If there was ever a time in which there was a need to cry unto God in the words of the Psalmist, “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” (Ps. 85:6)
