Daily Prayer 11/16/07

1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us {in} whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Father...Here it is very clearly for us to believe. If we ask ANYTHING ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL...you hear us. If You hear us, You will gladly give to us. Lord You know how this verse has been used and taught wrongly for so long. According to Your Will is the part we must see and understand.....who knows the will of God? Who has understanding? If we are to know Your will, we must know YOU well....How do we know You well? By Your Word! We do not know Your Word, thus we do not know You, thus we do not know how to pray according to Your will...therefore You do not hear us and answer our prayers, because we ask wrongly for the wrong things. You have been kind to us Lord and You have granted us our requests to some extent. I pray now we will dive into Your Word to know You so we can pray as we should for the right things.

Also Lord it's important for us to know that You only hear the prayers of Your children. If a person does not belong to You, You turn your ear away from them. You can hear them, but You have turned away from them. They are the wicked one's who belong to the devil. Only those who have trusted in the death of Christ for the payment of their sins belong to You by faith. This may seem like I am saying a mean thing, but Father it's only because a person does not truly know You according to Your Word. You are a very Holy and mighty God! All powerful and to be feared with great reverence.... Who would dare come to such a great power that makes the power of the sun look like less than a candle. A hundred suns look less than a candle to the mighty power that comes from You. Peels of thunder and light surround Your throne...You are the source of all power. Your whisper to man on earth is like loud thunder that cause people to fall to their faces in fear. It make people fall like dead men. The radiance of Your power made Moses face glow just from being exposed to Your glory on Mt. Sinai.

Let us never forget what a Holy and Mighty God we come to and petition!

May we ask carefully....

I also thank You that by the washing of Christ's blood we can stand upright and boldly approach Your mighty throne of grace to make our request....I only pray we would be careful to pray according to Your will. Help us to seek Your will in each situation.

Go, little baby go! We are so excited to see the progress You have caused in little Thad's heart! We pray it would continue!

Aubrey did a little better today and finally made a little urine. That means some very slight kidney function has returned. I pray it continues. She is coloring a lot and a cheerful little girl despite all her trouble, pain and constant discomfort.

Baby Aubrie is doing well

I pray for the people of Bangledesh. I hope they will seek the source and force behind all weather patterns, the Lord Almighty who controls the winds. May Christ be their Savior and their God.

For all the good things you do for us Lord we thank You. Amen!

(Nick Younger's Birthday is Sat.)