Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Is your mind and heart kept by God?

Prayer

Do you pray?

1Th 5:17  Pray without ceasing. 

Luk 18:1  And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint
Luk 18:2  Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 
Luk 18:3  And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 
Luk 18:4  And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 
Luk 18:5  Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 
Luk 18:6  And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 
Luk 18:7  And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 
Luk 18:8  I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 

Always pray. A widow constantly seeking justice for herself was granted that justice because she sought after it endlessly.  God wants to help us, He wants to listen to us.  Those who are God's will *cry* to him day and night.  That cry is through prayer.

Luk 21:36  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Rom 12:12  Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer

Eph 6:18  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints

Col 4:2  Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving

1Pe 4:7  But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer

PRAY!

I can't help it this is on my mind endlessly it would seem--

Php 4:6  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
Php 4:7  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 

God is trying to impress this upon me and by HIS grace it will happen. I need to go to him for all things, not just the things I deem prayer worthy.  Are we guilty of seeking God more when we are confronted with problems? Do we seek Him less when things are going well in our lives? Is it more normal to cry out than to praise?  We are to make requests of God, we are to use supplication with our God, and we are to THANK God.  All of these- prayer, supplication, thanksgiving- our requests.

We need God's peace which will keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus!

Is your heart and mind kept by God's peace? Think about that, how wonderful it must be.

Please, Lord, please we cry out to you, we entreat you, we thank you!  Let your peace KEEP our hearts and minds!  We can't keep our heart and mind by ourselves. Is it any wonder we have so much trouble with our minds and hearts? We are way too busy trying to keep them ourselves.

More on this tomorrow by the GRACE and WILL of our LORD JESUS CHRIST! Please, Lord, please! Save us from ourselves! Thank you!

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