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Prayer and the Psalms

Day 152

Reading: Psalms 21:1 - Psalms 30:12

Answered prayer is one of the most intriguing issues of the believer's walk with God. To some, it looks like hit and miss. God delights in granting our desires. God desires that we come to the place where answered prayer is normal. God loves us so much that He desires we experience bountiful harvests of His goodness. God desires to meet us with blessings of goodness and set a crown of pure gold upon our lives Psalms  21:3.

Effective prayer is made with understanding. Prayer is effective when it hits the target. When we receive answers to prayer it is a result of effective prayer. Prayer is never complete without praise. Praise precedes and envelopes prayer. Prayer made with the understanding that God establishes His throne through praise will position one to be effective in prayer Psalms 22:3.

When one walks with the revelation of who God is to them and His desire for them prayer becomes easy. David understood that the God who answers prayer is the Good Shepherd. Thus he understood that the Lord God the Shepherd is able to cause Him to walk through troubles with a confidence that the troubles of this life will serve a greater purpose. David realised that God answers prayer by creating a table in the presence of the enemies he faced Psalms. 23:5.

God desires we seek Him. Today's world is filled with men and women seeking everything but God. God desires that everyone seeks Him. He desires we yearn to ascend to higher heights within Him. Who is the person who makes an effective prayer? It is the person who strives for purity in all things and remains humble in all things of life. Effective prayer contains with it an aspect of dealing with contentions. Prayer is contending not just for an answer but contending with the enemy. Use prayer to dispossess the enemy Psalms 24:7-10.

In the place of prayer, one gets to learn the ways of God. The secrets things of God are learned whilst in communion with Him alone. Let it be that you only desire to seek God. Hunger for God. 

Memory Verse: Psalms. 27:4

Decree:

Psalms 28:6
Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the voice of my supplications! (italics mine)

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