Daily Devotional
How do you get God’s attention?
“Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes”
Daniel 9:3
July 5, 2020
Ponder This
Only prayer can hold back the floodtide of sin in our nation and the floodtide of judgment. Only prayer can release the cleansing and healing hand of God. And not just any prayer.
- It’s not the arithmetic of our prayers; that is, how many there are.
- It’s not the geometry of our prayer, how long it might be.
- It’s not the rhetoric of our prayer, how eloquent it may be.
- It’s not the music of our prayer, how sweet our voice.
- It’s not the logic of our prayer, how eloquent we become.
- It’s not the method of our prayer, how methodical we are.
But it’s the faith and the fervency of our prayer that counts with God.
Practice This
Walk with Daniel through the school of prayer. Read Daniel chapter 9 today. See in action the “effectual fervent prayers of a righteous man” (James 5:16).
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
