Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
Longing for the Lord
Have you been longing and yearning for the coming of the Lord? Do you yearn for the day when he will appear?
"Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13, NKJV). "Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved his appearing" (2 Timothy 4:8).
This world is not our home, but are you putting down roots or are you pulling up roots, praying that Jesus will keep your heart awake?
Have God?s enemies become your enemies? Are you engaged in the battle against those who oppose God? Have you taken up his fight against the flesh, the world and the devil?
Yes, Jesus said we are to love our enemies but what about his enemies? What about those who hate him, refuse his grace and mercy, defame his name and drag it through filth? We are not to hate men, but we are to hate the sin that is in their hearts and the demonic powers that rule over them. We are to hate the wickedness that is in the world.
Have you made a habit of forsaking the house of God? Scripture says, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the day approaching" (Hebrews 10:25).
It is no accident that the very next verse in this passage refers to "willful sin" after the truth has been revealed. "For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:26).
It is a proven historical fact that people become most careless and neglectful just prior to judgment and calamity.
Beloved, if you have judged yourself and come up short, pray these words from your heart: "Jesus, I need to be forgiven. I confess my sin. I have neglected you, and I have not put you first. From this day forward, I make you my life, my everything!"
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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