Growing Your Faith - Myles Munroe

April 5

The only way God’s promises will become a reality in your life is if you act on them—and you can’t act on them without faith. The very word promise requires faith. If I promise you something, then you don’t have it yet; you must believe I will give it to you. God tells us, “I promise to do this for you, but it’s actually already done. I want you to believe that what I promise is real. It is already accomplished.”

Start living by the faith God gave you so that His Word can come to pass in your life. People say, “I need more faith.” Faith is easy to obtain: it comes by hearing the Word of God. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17 NKJV). When you receive the Word, your faith grows. Every time you hear or read the Word and apply it, your spiritual life is strengthened.

You don’t receive the Word of God without being changed for the better. Remember the promise regarding the seed that fell on good soil in Jesus’ parable of the sower: But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (Matthew 13:23)

Planted in good soil, a seed will grow because the power is in the seed. Let the Word of God be planted in you and “grow” your faith in the love and power of God our Father.

Prayer:

Father, Your Word is the seed of faith in the soil of my heart. Let my heart be “good soil,” watered by Your Holy Spirit, so that I will reap a harvest for You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: You don’t receive the Word of God without being changed for the better.

Reading: 1 Samuel 1–3; Luke 8:26–56

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Growing Your Faith - Myles Munroe

Evidence of Things Not Seen - Myles Munroe

April 3

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (KJV). Note that this verse does not say faith is the evidence of things that do not exist. Faith is the evidence of things you cannot see. These things already exist in God, but you can’t see them yet. Live by faith. God says, “I will supply all your needs. Trust Me to do it.” Trusting God’s Word is faith in action.

If you have been mentally assenting to the truth but not acting on it, you have been living below your privilege. Again, James 1:22 says, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” This verse separates mental assent from faith. If you think just listening to the Word makes a difference, you deceive yourself. You must apply what you hear by believing and acting on it. Jesus said to the chief priests and elders, “There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. (Matthew 21:28–31) The second son assented to obey, but never took action. The first son, though initially rebellious, later met his father’s request. We can’t just say we believe; we have to live out our faith by doing what God asks.

Prayer:

Father, You have promised to meet the needs of Your children. Help me to trust You and to act in faith even when what You’ve promised isn’t visible. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: If you have been only mentally assenting to the truth, you have been waiving your privilege.

Reading: Judges 19–21; Luke 7:31–50

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Evidence of Things Not Seen - Myles Munroe

Principles for Effective Prayer - Myles Munroe

March 31

Today, reflect on the twelve action steps to prayer:

1. Become Silent: Be still, and gather yourself. If your spirit, body, mind, and emotions are separated, then you will be unable to pray God’s will with singleness of purpose. Silence helps bring you into unity with God.

2. Give Adoration: Worship God for who He is: King of all the earth, your Creator, your Savior, your All in All.

3. Make Confession: Agree with God about what He says to you and about you. Don’t dwell on past sins, but obey God immediately when He shows you that you are wrong.

4. Give Thanks: Offer sacrifices of praise to God for all that He has done for you.

5. Make Supplication: As God shows you what He desires, agree wholeheartedly with Him in prayer to fulfill His will.

6. Specify Petitions and Requests: When you ask God to do something for you, bring evidence relevant to the case—in the form of God’s will and Word—through specific, intentional communication.

7. Secure the Promises: When you petition the Lord, take God’s promises before Him, applying them to the specific request you are making. Then hold onto God’s promises.

8. Plead the Case: Don’t beg or moan before God, but pray intelligently because you rightfully deserve the answer based on God’s promises.

9. Believe: Believe right at the time you are asking that you have the answer to your request, and you will receive it.

10. Give Thanks: Thank God for what you don’t yet see because you believe it is already done.

11. Live in Expectation: Anticipate the answers to your prayers and prepare the way for them.

12. Practice Active Belief: Don’t stop after you have prayed. Get up and look for what you asked for. If you seek and knock, it will come to pass.

Reading: Judges 11–12; Luke 6:1–26

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Principles for Effective Prayer - Myles Munroe

Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

March 30

Take some time today to review your prayer habits. Ask yourself these questions: Do I quiet myself before the Lord prior to prayer, or do I usually pray hurriedly, just to get through one more task in my day? Do I pray sporadically and haphazardly, or do I pray purposefully according to God’s Word? Is there any sin in my life that I am trying to justify?

This week, gradually incorporate the twelve action steps into your prayers. If you have been justifying wrongdoing in your life, agree with God that it is sin and truly repent by turning from it and asking God to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. (See 1 John 1:9.)

Take one of your prayer requests and start living in expectation of it, practicing active belief. Anticipate that what you pray for according to God’s Word will happen, and make preparation for the answer. Now, let’s pray together:

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us principles for prayer in Your Word. Help us to continually meditate on Your precepts and contemplate Your ways. Don’t allow us to walk away from Your truths and forget them. Help us to study these principles and consider carefully Your desires as revealed in Your Word. Then encourage us to step out in faith to put these principles into practice in our lives. As we do, we thank You for answering our prayers and doing immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within us. We pray this in the name of Jesus, the Mediator of the new covenant. Amen.

Thought: Pray, believe, expect!

Reading: Judges 9–10; Luke 5:17–39

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Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

Practicing Active Belief - Myles Munroe

March 29

The last step in our twelve action steps to prayer is to practice active belief—prove you’re living in expectation. It is what Jesus meant by “seeking and knocking.”

In Luke 11:1, when the disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray,” Jesus taught them a model prayer. Luke 11:9 is part of that lesson: “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Jesus tells us, in essence, “Don’t stop after you pray. Get up and look for what you asked for. You will find it if you seek it. It may be behind some closed doors. If that’s the case, then knock.” No door or barrier can stop what God has for you if you believe it’s yours.

When the devil tries to hold back your answer, just persist in knocking until the door falls down. This is the meaning of active prayer. Practice active belief and continue to live before God in holiness and truth. God will bless you as you ask, seek, and knock. Use these twelve action steps as a guide to prayer, and make sure your life aligns with God’s will and purposes. As you learn to pray according to biblical principles, you will become a powerfully effective believer.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for Your wonderful words of encouragement to me. If I ask, seek, and knock, You will open the doors. My expectations are settled in You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: No door or barrier can stop what God has for you when you believe and act accordingly!

Reading: Judges 7–8; Luke 5:1–16

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Practicing Active Belief - Myles Munroe

Whatever You Ask for in Prayer…Believe - Myles Munroe

March 27

Believe—this is difficult for many of us. As in the parable of the unjust judge, God says that after we plead our case, we are to believe. This is step nine in our action steps for prayer. Asking, in itself, doesn’t cause you to receive. Read carefully Christ’s words in this passage; this is another mini-seminar on prayer: “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe…. (Mark 11:22–24)

What’s the next phrase? “…that you have received it” (v. 24). When you ask for something, believe then and there that you have already received it. It is possible to ask for something in prayer and not believe. We do it all the time. We usually give up too soon.

Do you believe that what you prayed last night is going to happen Then confess, “Lord, I believe.” Maybe you tend to doubt. You might not be a believer all the way. When you start doubting, be honest, like the father of the demon-possessed boy, and say, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24 NKJV). We can’t let doubt enter into our prayers. It will shortcircuit them.

When you pray according to God’s Word and believe that you have received what you asked, it will be yours. That is God’s promise to you.

Prayer:

Father, my heart’s desire is to believe You. When doubts rise up, help me to turn to You. Lead me to Your Word so that my faith will grow. I believe that You will help my unbelief and answer my prayers. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Faith is believing the promises.

Reading: Judges 1–3; Luke 4:1–30

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Whatever You Ask for in Prayer…Believe - Myles Munroe

Persistence with the Judge - Myles Munroe

March 26

Today we continue looking at the parable of the widow and the judge, in which Jesus taught His disciples to pray without giving up. “For some time [the judge] refused” (Luke 18:4) the woman’s plea. Even though the answers to our prayers are not always immediate, that doesn’t mean they are never coming.

Jesus concluded His story, “Finally [the judge] said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!’” (vv. 4–5). The judge did not cut her a break, but used a legal word: “I will see that she gets justice [what is rightfully hers].” God’s promises must come to pass. The integrity of His name and His Word calls us to be persistent in prayer. “God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Numbers 23:19).

Jesus explained, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly” (Luke 18:6– 8, emphasis added).

Jesus said, in effect, “If a man who doesn’t acknowledge God gives a woman he doesn’t like the justice she deserves, how much more will God, who loves you, see toit that you get justice—and quickly!” God will not hesitate to give justice to His chosen ones, those who have received His promises as a spiritual inheritance.

Prayer:

Father, help me to be persistent in prayer. I know that You are a faithful God who desires to answer my petitions. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Plead your case based on God’s Word and His integrity.

Reading: Joshua 22–24; Luke 3

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Can You Plead Your Case? - Myles Munroe

March 25

Pleading your case is the eighth action step in prayer.

Pleading does not mean begging or becoming emotional. That neither impresses God nor elicits answers. In teaching the parable of the widow and the judge, Jesus said to His disciples, in effect, “Let Me show you not only how to pray, but also how to get answers.” He revealed how to plead one’s case before God. (See Luke 18:1.)

Jesus began, “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men” (v. 2). Jesus used an example of the worst person to receive petitions. I believe He did this to emphasize that it is our legal rights that enable us to receive answers. We’ll talk more about this concept tomorrow.

Jesus continued, “And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary’” (v. 3). In Jesus’ day, a widow was often without hope. If a married man died, his brother had to marry the man’s widow and care for her. If the second brother died, the third one had to marry her, and so on. Thus, a woman became a widow when no relatives remained to help her.

The widow’s helplessness is significant. God wants you to pray with this attitude: “You’re the only One who can help me.”

Often, we pray for God’s help, but we have a backup plan, just in case. God says, in essence, “I will not answer until you have no other place to turn. Then you will know that I am your Provider.” God doesn’t want to be treated as a “spare tire.”

This woman had no option, no alternative. As we come to God with our petitions, we must depend completely on Him.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for letting me come before You with my petitions to plead my case. I acknowledge that You are the only One whom I can depend on to hear and answer my prayers. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: The Lord fulfills all your petitions.

Reading: Joshua 19–21; Luke 2:25–52

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Can You Plead Your Case? - Myles Munroe

A Daughter of Abraham - Myles Munroe

March 24

One Sabbath day, Jesus entered a synagogue where a woman was sitting hunched over with a back problem. Jesus stood and read the Scriptures. Then He looked at the crowd, setting His eyes on the woman. He called her to Him, put His hands on her, and healed her.

The Bible says, “Immediately she straightened up and praised God” (Luke 13:13). The religious leaders murmured among themselves, in effect, “How dare He heal her on the Sabbath day!”

Jesus turned to them and said, “Should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?” (Luke 13:16, emphasis added). Even though this woman hadn’t asked Jesus for healing, He gave evidence of her rights according to God’s promises. This woman had been sick for years, but she wasn’t healed until the legal action was in place. Jesus didn’t heal her just because it was the Sabbath; He healed her according to the contract God had made with His chosen people on behalf of Abraham, in which He said, “The LORD will take away from you all sickness (Deuteronomy 7:15). As a daughter of Abraham, she had the right to the healing God had promised His people.

We usually ask the Lord to heal us because we’re hurting, and He does heal us with compassion. (See Matthew 14:14.) However, the primary reason He heals us is that we give Him evidence it is our legal right through Christ. Again, we pray specifically, according to God’s Word, and we secure the promises!

Prayer:

Father, thank You for fulfilling your promises in Christ. Thank You that I have the legal right to answered prayer. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: God answers prayer when we give Him legal evidence that it is our right.

Reading: Joshua 16–18; Luke 2:1–24

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A Daughter of Abraham - Myles Munroe

Be Specific in Your Prayers - Myles Munroe

March 22

Prayer is not mumbo jumbo. It is an articulate, intentional form of communication. Step six in our prayer pattern is to pray specifically according to God’s Word for what you need.

Before he presents his case in court, a lawyer performs research so he can provide information pertinent to the case; otherwise, a prosecutor or defense lawyer may object, “Irrelevant!” Similarly, when you bring your petitions before God, provide relevant evidence from God’s Word—His promises to us—and from His very nature.

God has many names in Scripture, and you can address Him accordingly for your particular petitions. If you want peace, you appeal to Him as Jehovah-Shalom, “The Lord our Peace,” rather than Jehovah-Jireh, “The Lord our Provider.” If you need healing, He is Jehovah-Rapha, “The Lord our Healer.” You can say, “Lord, I need You to be Jehovah-Rapha specifically in this case. I need to be healed. Your Word says that if I love You and follow Your commands, ‘the LORD will take away from [me] all sickness’ (Deuteronomy 7:15 NKJV).”

Therefore, specify your petitions by acknowledging God’s name and His Word. Write down your prayer requests, listing next to each item the Scriptures you will use when you pray.

Prayer needs to be intentional and practical. It’s not something you throw together. When you present your list of petitions, God will know the thought and purpose behind them and will respond. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:14–15, emphasis added).

Prayer:

Father, I pray today for the specific petitions on my heart. I thank You that You hear and answer my prayers according to Your Word. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Prayer needs to be intentional and practical.

Reading: Joshua 10–12; Luke 1:39–56

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Be Specific in Your Prayers - Myles Munroe

A Deep Passion in Prayer - Myles Munroe

March 21

In Philippians 4:6, Paul encouraged us, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition [“supplication NKJV], with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

The fifth step to a life of confident and successful prayer is to make supplication. Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary defines supplication as “to ask for earnestly and humbly.” Supplication implies three more things to me: to intercede, to petition, and to brood. By brooding, I mean a deep passion.

When you offer supplication, you feel the heart of God and greatly desire His will. This often involves weeping in prayer or praying more fervently. God shows you some of what He’s feeling and unites you with His purposes and desires.

Supplication is a natural outgrowth of thanksgiving. When you give thanks, you usually move into supplication because thanksgiving pleases God, and He reveals to you what is in His heart.

The Bible gives many examples of earnest supplication to the Lord. On Mt. Carmel, while confronting the prophets of Baal, Elijah cried out, “Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again” (1 Kings 18:37). When King Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah were surrounded by three enemy armies, the king cried out, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.…We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you” (2 Chronicles 20:6, 12). Cry out to the Lord with a heart of passion.

Prayer:

Father God, I desire to bring my petitions to You in earnest prayer. Please hear my heart as I approach Your throne of grace in my time of need. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Come before the Lord in earnest prayer.

Reading: Joshua 7–9; Luke 1:21–38

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A Deep Passion in Prayer - Myles Munroe

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart - Myles Munroe

March 20

After confession comes thanksgiving. “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).

Thanksgiving is God’s will for us. Once you have confessed, you can give thanks abundantly because your heart is free. God not only gives you freedom, but He also gives you something to be thankful for. He just forgave you. Your gratitude should last for hours. David was thankful even as he confessed his terrible sins to the Lord. He recognized that God alone could save him from the punishment he deserved. “Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise” (Psalm 51:14–15).

Confession, forgiveness, praise—these are all joined together in one thankful prayer to God the Savior. As a matter of fact, this confession psalm ends in worship.

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise….Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar” (vv. 17, 19).

Offering sacrifices and burnt offerings was an Old Testament method of worship. If you have confessed before God, your heart is right and you can offer sacrifices of praise to Him. “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise— the fruit of lips that confess his name” (Hebrews 13:15).

Prayer:

Father, I thank You for freedom from sin. I thank You for a heart that is cleansed to serve You. I thank You with a grateful heart. And I thank You for receiving my praise. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: The Lord’s praise will always be on my lips.

Reading: Joshua 4–6; Luke 1:1–20

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Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart - Myles Munroe

Adoration From Your Heart - Myles Munroe

March 16

The psalms teach us much about giving God adoration. In Psalm 98:1, David wrote, “Sing unto the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things.” You can worship the Lord with David’s words from the Bible, or you can express your love for the Lord with a “new song” from your heart. A new song can proclaim the words of adoration, praise, and thanksgiving that flow from your inmost being as you think about God. We are to worship God for who He is: King of all the earth, our Creator, our Savior, our All in All.

Worship, adore, and bless Him; tell Him how you see Him. Praise Him from your heart with words such as these:

Lord, You are powerful, great, awesome, omnipotent, matchless.

You are God above everyone and everything.

You are merciful and wonderful.

You are my Counselor.

You are perfect.

You are abiding.

You are eternal.

You are above all things and in all things.

Everything receives its meaning in You, Lord.

You are powerful.

There is nothing besides You; no one can compare with You.

You alone are God.

You are the only wise God: no one is as wise as You.

You are all knowing: You know everything about me and everyone else.

You understand things we don’t understand.

You are all in all and through all.

There is no one like You.

There is no one like our God; no words can adequately describe His awesome magnificence and His love for us. For thousands of years, men and women of God have composed and sung songs of adoration to Him. Sing a new song to Him today!

Prayer:

Father, there is no one like You. You alone are worthy of all of our praise. Show me how to express my heart of love for You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: No one and nothing compares with our God.

Reading: Deuteronomy 28–29; Mark 14:54–72

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Come Let Us Adore Him - Myles Munroe

March 15

The second step in our pattern of prayer is adoration. Adoring the Lord is not just something we sing about during the Christmas season—“O come, let us adore Him….” Rather, this step corresponds to hallowing God’s name, as in Jesus’ model prayer:

“Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name” (Luke 11:2 KJV).

Adoration means worshipping God. When you adore someone, you express how precious that person is to you.

In the Psalms, King David gave countless examples of how we can give adoration to God. Each morning, you can begin your day with adoration from the Scriptures, expressing to the Lord your love for Him. The first part of Psalm 25 is a good example. It makes a great worship song: Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.…Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. (Psalm 95:1–3, 6–7) What a song of adoration! “Come, let us bow down in worship.”

You can match these words with your own melody and sing them to the Lord throughout the day. Another example is Psalm 147:1: “Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!” Go through the Psalms, offering praise to the Lord. He alone is worthy!

Prayer:

Father God, I adore You. Lord Jesus, I worship You. Holy Spirit, I love You. Please meet with me in prayer today. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: God is saying to us, “Honor My name first. Worship Me.”

Reading: Deuteronomy 26–27; Mark 14:27–53

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Come Let Us Adore Him - Myles Munroe

Have You Found a Quiet Place? - Myles Munroe

March 13

Upon evaluating the prayer lives of Jesus, Abraham, Moses, David, Ezekiel, and other biblical figures, I saw that they used a similar pattern in prayer. Their prayers received God’s attention and produced powerful results. “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” (James 5:16). I call their prayer pattern the “Twelve Action Steps to Prayer.” We will look at each of these powerful steps in the next two weeks.

First, prayer should begin with silence. We don’t normally make a practice of this, but it’s a very important aspect of prayer. To be silent means to gather oneself, to be still. In Matthew 6:6, Jesus said, “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Jesus was telling us to go to a quiet, private place where we will not be disturbed. In New Testament times, most housetops were flat, and people often prayed on the roof. That was their quiet place. You need a place of silence or isolation where you can pull your entire self together. Have you found your quiet place? For some people, it is in the living room or a chair in the corner of the bedroom. For others, it is outside, where they sense God’s presence in nature. If you haven’t found a quiet place where you can commune with the Lord, take time to find it today. In the coming days, you can meet your Father there in prayer.

Prayer:

Father, I desire to begin my prayer times with you in contemplative silence. Help me to lay aside the distractions of this world to meet You in a quiet place. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Prayer necessitates collecting yourself by coming

into a quiet place before God.

Reading: Deuteronomy 20–22; Mark 13:21–37

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Have You Found a Quiet Place? - Myles Munroe

Principles of Prayer from Jesus -Myles Munroe

March 12

Reflect on these principles today:

1. Prayer is more important than all other activities. Through prayer, God gives guidance, wisdom, and discernment for fulfilling His will and purposes.

2. Through His intimacy with the Father, Jesus knew God’s thoughts and heart, and manifested in His ministry what God was doing in the world.

3. God wants the same communion with us that He had with Jesus so that we will naturally manifest His works.

4. Prayer does not come automatically. It must be learned.

5. Prayer is asking God to accomplish His will in the earth. Christ taught His disciples a model prayer by which to fulfill this purpose.

6. The elements of Jesus’ model prayer are the following:

•“Our Father”: We acknowledge God as our Source, presenting Him with the concerns of others, as well as ourselves.
•“In heaven”: We admit we need help from outside our earthly realm. We depend on Jesus and the Spirit as our intermediaries with God.
•“Hallowed be Your Name”: We worship the Father as the Holy One, glorifying all His attributes. We honor Him in our actions and interactions with others.
•“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”: We express interest in God’s kingdom and put His priorities first.
•“Give us day by day our daily bread”: We ask God to supply daily needs for ourselves and others and to provide for all aspects of this process.
•“And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us”: We forgive others so that God will forgive us and will hear and answer our prayers.
•“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one”: We ask God to keep us from succumbing to our personal weaknesses and Satan’s schemes.
•“For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen”: We worship the Father again, giving Him all the glory in advance for answered prayer.

Reading: Deuteronomy 17–19; Mark 13:1–20

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Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

March 11

Today, let’s review Jesus’ teachings on effective prayer. Ask yourself a few questions: Do I seek an intimate relationship with the Father on a daily basis? Are my prayers heartfelt expressions of communion with God or more like a shopping list or rote repetition? Are my life and ministry effective, bringing about God’s will and kingdom on earth?

 

The following are some action steps for putting prayer into practice in your life. During the next few weeks, increase the time you spend with God in prayer each day in order to build a relationship of intimacy with Him. Use Jesus’ model prayer to guide your prayers. Take each step and personalize it as a heartfelt expression of your growing relationship with God. I challenge to you to set a goal to spend an hour in prayer each day. As you follow Jesus’ model prayer, you will find that the hour in His presence passes quickly.

 

Let’s pray together:

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, like Jesus’ disciples, we, too, need to learn to pray. Thank You for giving us this model prayer so we can know how to pray as Jesus did and be effective in ministry as He was. Your Word says that You who call us to prayer and ministry are faithful and You will do it. You have called us to a lifestyle of prayer, and we ask You to fulfill that calling in us. Give us a heart to seek an intimate relationship with You every day and to follow Your thoughts and ways rather than our own thoughts and ways—or others’ opinions. We pray this in the name of Jesus, our Great Intercessor. Amen.

 

 

Thought: What will your prayer time be like this week?

 

 

Reading: Deuteronomy 14–16; Mark 12:28–44

 

 

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Putting Prayer into Practice - Myles Munroe

Did The Disciples Learn The Secret? - Myles Munroe

March 10

Jesus’ disciples observed His lifestyle of prayer and asked Him to teach them to pray. Is there any evidence they learned

His secret? In Acts 1:14, we read that after Jesus was resurrected and had ascended to heaven, the disciples and other followers of Jesus “all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication.” They were waiting for the “power from on high” (Luke 24:49) that Jesus had promised them—and they were “watching and praying,” just as He had taught them. On the day of Pentecost, God filled the disciples with His Holy Spirit. At the outpouring of the Spirit, three thousand people were converted and “everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles” (Acts 2:42). The disciples’ prayers resulted in their receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and working wonders and signs to God’s glory, just as Jesus had done.

The disciples maintained the lifestyle of prayer Jesus had demonstrated for them. In Acts 6:3–4, they declared, “We…will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” The entire book of Acts describes how the disciples continued the ministry of Jesus through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit. They had learned the secret to Jesus’ effectiveness in ministry. Now that you have learned the same secret, what will you do with it?

Prayer:

Father God, thank You that I can live in the book of Acts today, praying effective prayers as Your disciples did. Help me to walk in this truth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Is there evidence of prayer in your life

Reading: Deuteronomy 11–13; Mark 12:1–27

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Did The Disciples Learn The Secret? - Myles Munroe

Keep Me Far from Temptation - Myles Munroe

March 8
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Luke 11:4). Does this verse mean God might steer us into temptation against our wills? Absolutely not! It means we are to ask God for wisdom so we won’t put ourselves into situations that cause us to compromise our relationship with Him. Some of us set ourselves up for trouble, then ask God to deliver us. God is saying, “When you come before Me, pray for strength and wisdom to make good decisions and to avoid bad decisions and places that tempt you to sin.”

Before His arrest and crucifixion, Jesus asked Peter, James, and John to stay with Him while He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane. But the disciples fell asleep. “‘Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?’ [Jesus] asked Peter. ‘Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak’” (Matthew 26:40–41). Jesus knew that although he claimed he would die with Jesus, Peter was about to deny Him. He told Peter to remain alert and pray. Jesus encouraged this same watchfulness and prayer when He taught us to pray, “Do not lead us into temptation.” We must be alert to the temptations and weaknesses that threaten our relationship with God and our testimony for Him—things Satan will exploit to cause us to stumble. Then we need to pray that God will keep us from succumbing to them.

Prayer: Father, please keep me far from temptation. Show me how to put on Your armor so I can stand against all the devil’s schemes. I want to stand strong in You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Are you watching and praying as you go about your day?

Reading: Deuteronomy 5–7; Mark 11:1–18

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Keep Me Far from Temptation - Myles Munroe

Choose To Forgive Others - Myles Munroe

March 7

Jesus made it clear that we can’t bring an unforgiving heart to a holy altar. We are to forgive freely. Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:21–22) When you pray, God will reveal your bitterness toward others. He will convict you of broken relationships you have forgotten. Once the Lord reveals them to you, He can talk to you about them. He can finally get through to you because you’re listening.

You may have faith that God will answer your prayers, but your refusal to forgive renders your faith ineffectual. Galatians 5:6 says, “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” So God will say to you, “Yes, but faith works when love is in order, and you are not living in forgiveness.” You need faith to please God (see Hebrews 11:6), but you also need love, for “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16). Forgiveness frees your prayers to receive answers. Assess your relationships. Have you sinned against anyone? Are you holding on to a grudge? Do you have any broken relationships? God looks for clean hands and a pure heart. (See Psalm 24:3–4.) A broken and a contrite heart the Lord will not ignore or despise. (See Psalm 51:17.) If we regard iniquity in our hearts, the Lord will not hear us. (See Psalm 66:18 KJV.) However, when we forgive others, God will also forgive us, opening a channel for Him to hear and answer our prayers.

Prayer:

Father, please search my heart to see if there is any wicked way in me. If I am withholding forgiveness, reveal it to me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: We can’t do business at a holy altar when we have a bitter heart.

Reading: Deuteronomy 3–4; Mark 10:32–52

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Choose To Forgive Others - Myles Munroe