PRAYER DELIGHTS GOD
(The Lord Is Delighted Every Time You Pray)
TO THE BIBLE: John 16:23-24
“…In that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
LET’S TALK
Prayer is how we bring the power of the Holy Spirit to bear on the world around us. That is why He always leads us to pray and make changes in our world. The prophets prayed, as did the Lord Jesus and the apostles, and they all taught us to pray. There are many results that we will never see unless we pray. It is God’s way of interacting with us, and He has invited us to do it.
Isaiah 45:19 shows us what God thinks when it comes to prayer: “I publicly proclaim bold promises; I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner so that no one can know what I mean. And I didn’t tell Israel to ask me for what I didn’t plan to give! No, for I, Jehovah, speak only truth and righteousness”(TLB). He’ll never ask us to pray for something He didn’t plan to give us. He tells us to pray because He plans to answer.
Some people don’t know this, so they get discouraged when they pray and it seems what they’re praying about hasn’t materialised. Some others pray “religiously,” not expecting to receive answers. If only they knew that the glory of God is in answering our prayers. He delights in answering our prayers. He loves to see us actualise our hopes and dreams, and then we praise Him for it.
Have the audacity of faith to expect answers when you pray, because the Lord derives glory from answering your prayers. It brings to mind the words of Jesus in John 16:23-24: “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” His joy is for you to have a fruitful, productive, and effective walk in righteousness.
Go Deeper
1 Peter 3:12; 1 John 5:14-15; John 16:23-24
Pray
Dear Father, I thank you for the privilege and opportunity of prayer. The very thought that you delight in answering my prayers makes prayer more exciting for me. Thank you for giving me the extraordinary Name of Jesus to live by. With it, I live triumphantly and experience supernatural results every day. Amen.
Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
1 Corinthians 13, Proverbs 1-2
TWO YEAR
Colossians 4:10-18, Jeremiah 15
Act
Talk to the Father in prayer and thank Him for the privilege of always being heard when you do.
My Notes
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