Saturday, September 27, 2014

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“My prayer returned into mine own bosom” (Psa. 35:13).
Prayer not only brings blessing to those prayed for, it also brings blessing to those who pray, for, in order to pray effectually, we must be in close fellowship with the Lord. “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me,” for “whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.” Thus we “draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” By His provision through Christ, we “cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” So prayer brings blessing to the pray-er because it keeps us desirous of fellowship with God. Prayer also brings a blessing to the one who prays because it turns us from self-centeredness to concern for others, so that we no longer “look … every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others,” as we seek in prayer to “bear … one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Further, prayer makes us dependent upon God, causing us to realize that “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.” “My prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
To pray in the Spirit to God,
We must draw nigh unto Him;
Then His blessing comes to our hearts,
And things of the world grow dim.
Psalm 66:18 ~ 1 John 3:22 ~ Hebrews 10:22 ~ 2 Corinthians 7:1 ~ Philippians 2:4 ~ Galatians 6:2 ~ James 1:17
             
August 2014
S M T W T F S
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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31 1 2 3 4 5 6
             
September 2014
S M T W T F S
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
             
October 2014
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28 29 30 1 2 3 4
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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26 27 28 29 30 31 1
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