Direction In Prayer
"And lead us not into
temptation but deliver us from the evil one.” Matthew
6:13
Jesus taught us much about prayer in example and in
word. “The Lord’s Prayer,” or as it
could be known, “The Disciple’s Prayer” is a part of Jesus’ teaching in the
Sermon on the Mount. It is the model
prayer, and it gives us an outline of the subjects we should pray over.
At the close of the prayer, Jesus instructs us to pray
for the Father’s direction for our day.
It includes a healthy understanding of our enemy and his ability to
deceive us away from the Father’s will for our lives. Satan loves to bring the child of God into
the place of temptation and ultimately, after we have surrendered to
temptation, to the place of bondage.
We should pray every day for God to lead us in the
paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Pray that He will give us daily deliverance from the enemy’s power and
deceit. Yesterday’s deliverance was
great, but we must depend on the Father to lead us daily. The enemy never ceases his relentless
attacks. He plans and schemes to control
us constantly. Therefore, prayer should
be a vital part of our daily life.
Of course, we have opportunity for complete victory
over all of the enemy’s attacks. As
believers in Jesus Christ, we know who is the King of the Kingdom. It is His kingdom to which we belong, and
after prayer, we are refocused on kingdom priorities. We know that it is His power, which is able
to accomplish all of these things and also know that it is all about His glory.
Prayer Focus: Pray that God
will give the people of Fred Wes a spirit of prayer. Pray that He will clearly direct us and
protect us from the evil one. Take time
to focus on God’s greatness and thank Him for the vision that He has given our
church. Pray that during these forty
days, He will reveal to you how you can use your time, talents, and treasures
to further this vision for His glory.