Only By Prayer

Jesus answered, "That kind of spirit can only be forced out
by using prayer."

-- Mark 9:29 (ERV)

KEY THOUGHT:
So often the reason God's people don't do what they are capable of
doing for the Kingdom of God is because they don't pray. We must
rededicate ourselves to prayer. We must return to prayer to ask for
God's help, power, mercy, grace, and might. We must also return to
prayer to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God so that he
will lift us up. We must return to prayer to re-awaken us to the mighty
acts that God has already done for us and give him the thanks and
praise due his name. Great things for God can be done consistently and
effectively only when God's people pray.


TODAY'S PRAYER:
Forgive my silence and my sense of self-sufficiency O God. I know that
without your mercy, power, and grace I will fail. Please accept my
humble cries for your forgiveness and my passionate pleas for your
mercy, your grace, your strength, and your direction. In Jesus' name.
Amen.