Thursday, July 28, 2011
Matthew 6:5,6
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say unto you, "They shall have their reward." But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy room, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
RED ALERTS 5
Pray to GOD not to man
Many times, people pray horizontally and not vertically. They pray so that everyone around will be impressed by their great words or spiritual insights, but they are not speaking to GOD. It is the cry from the heart that reaches the Heart of GOD. In the case of Peter, when he was sinking in the lake, cried, "help me!" and the LORD reached out His hand to help. Few words, spoken from the heart to GOD are of more value than many words spoken to impress a crowd.
Matthew 6: 14, 15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Unforgiveness blocks prayer from being heard
Unforgiveness is a barrier between you and GOD. It is the cause of sickness in the mind, body and spirit for those who cherish their unforgiveness. The Scripture says that the root that is formed is bitterness and bitterness will defile a person.
Mark 11:25,26 says that when you are standing in prayer, forgive; if you do not forgive, you can not be forgiven, therefore there is a barrier between you and GOD.
These RED ALERTS, are very serious, because they prevent GOD from giving His highest and best to you.
Tomorrow we will look at RED ALERTS 7, 8.
I suggest that you review the last few devotionals and write down the "Red Alerts" so that all your prayers will be heard and answered to the highest by the LORD GOD who loves you.
Matthew 6:5,6
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I say unto you, "They shall have their reward." But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy room, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
RED ALERTS 5
Pray to GOD not to man
Many times, people pray horizontally and not vertically. They pray so that everyone around will be impressed by their great words or spiritual insights, but they are not speaking to GOD. It is the cry from the heart that reaches the Heart of GOD. In the case of Peter, when he was sinking in the lake, cried, "help me!" and the LORD reached out His hand to help. Few words, spoken from the heart to GOD are of more value than many words spoken to impress a crowd.
Matthew 6: 14, 15
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Unforgiveness blocks prayer from being heard
Unforgiveness is a barrier between you and GOD. It is the cause of sickness in the mind, body and spirit for those who cherish their unforgiveness. The Scripture says that the root that is formed is bitterness and bitterness will defile a person.
Mark 11:25,26 says that when you are standing in prayer, forgive; if you do not forgive, you can not be forgiven, therefore there is a barrier between you and GOD.
These RED ALERTS, are very serious, because they prevent GOD from giving His highest and best to you.
Tomorrow we will look at RED ALERTS 7, 8.
I suggest that you review the last few devotionals and write down the "Red Alerts" so that all your prayers will be heard and answered to the highest by the LORD GOD who loves you.
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