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3 Things to Discover about the Inner Room—the Beautiful Place of Prayer

 In previous posts I have talked about the beauty of God’s creation and His plan—how He brings us into a love relationship with Himself. Now let me lead you into His house, and into the inner room—the place of prayer, … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of God’s Plan: He Has Put Eternity in Our Heart—from Ecclesiastes 3:11

God’s ultimate plan for us is to bring us into a love relationship with Himself.  One way He has designed to accomplish this is by putting within us (within all people from birth) the knowledge and the curiosity of eternity.  … Continue reading →

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A Dead Child Brought to Life through Elisha’s Obedient Prayer — 2 Kings 4:33

    2 Kings 4:33  He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.   Elisha was a man of great faith, and gifted by God to do miracles just as Elijah … Continue reading →

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How to Pray the Word in Your Devotions: 4 Steps

When you have your devotions, if you want the Word to be powerful and take root in your heart, take time to pray the Word.  Here’s how in four steps. 1.  First, before reading the scriptures in your quiet time, … Continue reading →

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Five Ways That Prayer Brings Power to the Word

I will not say that the word has no power without your prayers, but your prayers will sure help to put the power of the word to use in your life.  If you pray before you read the word that … Continue reading →

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Earnest Prayer That Brought Rain after Three and One Half Years of Drought

            Here is that earnest prayer that brought rain after three and one half years of drought.   1 Kings 18:42  So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the … Continue reading →

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God’s Answer to Elijah’s Public Prayer Caused People to Believe—1 Kings 18:36-37

1 Kings 18:36-37  And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that … Continue reading →

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The Cries of Elijah in Prayer Brings Dead Child to Life

  1 Kings 17: 20, 21 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” 21 And he stretched himself … Continue reading →

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Eight Ways Abiding in the Word Strengthens Prayer

John 15:7 says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”  What a promise! According to Spurgeon, this verse seems to imply that as … Continue reading →

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Jehoshaphat’s Prayer—from 2 Chronicles 20:6-12: “We don’t know what to do…”

2 Chronicles 20:6-12 “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no … Continue reading →

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