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Presidential Prayer Team; J.R. – Persistent Prayer

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Imagine what it would be like to be a famous evangelist who had led more than 100,000 people to faith in Christ, only to have your own brother reject Christianity. That was the predicament for R.A. Torrey. Although he was blessed with a prolific ministry, prayers for his brother seemed to go unanswered. In fact, Torrey prayed for his brother every single day for 15 years…with no result. It was truly like praying for a mountain to move.

Say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move.  Matthew 17:20

Then one day – seemingly out of the blue –Torrey’s brother accepted Christ. Torrey’s mantra became “Pray Through!” He encouraged others not to simply pray for something once or twice, but to keep praying until God answers. “We should be very careful about what we ask from God,” he said, “but when we do begin to pray for a thing, we must never give up until we get it, or until God definitely makes it very clear that it is not His will to give it.”

Has something or someone – a need, a leader, a loved one – dropped from your prayer list because the request seemed hopeless? Today, pray boldly with renewed hope and vigor until your answer comes. “Pray Through!”

Recommended Reading: James 5:13-18

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Campus Crusade for Christ; Bill Bright – Source of Joy

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“So you became our followers and the Lord’s; for you received our message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the trials and sorrows it brought you” (1 Thessalonians 1:6).

Mary was so radiant it was as though she had swallowed a light bulb. Wherever she went, there was the radiance of the Lord’s presence about her. She literally bubbled over with joy, and whenever she talked about the Lord her words came so quickly they practically tumbled over each other. She was an exciting, contagious person to be around, and many nonbelievers inquired of her, “Why are you so happy? What makes you so different?”

To which, of course, she would always respond by telling them about our wonderful Lord and how He had filled her heart with His joy.

The verse for today clearly indicates that joy comes from the Holy Spirit, who came into this world to glorify Christ. We are told in Galatians also that the fruit of the Spirit is joy, among other things.

When we are filled with the Spirit and thus growing in the fruit of the Spirit – which includes joy – then we will express that joy by singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord. A happy heart inevitably will be reflected in a joyful countenance.

“I presume everybody has known someone whose life was just radiant,” R. A. Torrey said. “Joy beamed out of their eyes; joy bubbled over their lips; joy seemed to fairly run from their fingertips. The gladdest thing on earth is to have a real God.”

 

In the words of an unknown poet:

“If you live close to God and His infinite grace,

You don’t have to tell; it shows on your face.”

Bible Reading: Nehemiah 8:9-12

TODAY’S ACTION POINT:  I will not expect to find joy in things, or even in other people primarily, but rather in the source of all joy – God’s Holy Spirit. With His help, I will share His supernatural joy wherever I go.