Prayer in the Exchanged Life/Grace Life

Prayer - whats the big deal?  Does it work or how should it work?

"They all met together and were constantly united in prayer"...Acts 1:14

"All the believers devoted themselves apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals and to prayer."  Acts 2:42

The disciples (you and me) "will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."  Acts 6:4

The LORD woke me up yesterday, with this verse;
"All things are yours..." 1 Corinthians 3:21 and similarly John 17:10

And then this question "How would your prayer change if you believed this scripture?"

Complaining prayer? or Praise and Thanksgiving?
Frustration and Fear? or Boldness?

How would you pray, if you new all things were already yours?

And why would the disciples and early church so easily pray, and willing to pray?
Why could they devote themselves to work? to church attendance? to their jobs? NO - prayer!

JESUS often prayed all night or for long periods.  Luke 6:12 and Mark 1:35

Paul said "pray without ceasing".  1 Thessalonians 5:17

Why would they spend all this time and effort just for the religious thing to do?  Or its a special occasion so we should say a prayer. 

NO, it was a HUGE part of their lives and the early church life.

You want to know why?

Because it always got results - often miraculous results!

The LORD spoke to me again, " Do you think they would spend all that time in prayer because it didn't work?"

No!

They spent so much time doing it, because it was so enjoyable and the results 'blew them away'!

Is your prayer life like that?
Have you asked JESUS to teach you how to pray?

Many times you have heard HIS still and gentle and loving voice before, but didn't know it was JESUS talking to you - so you ignored it, or acted on it, but took the credit for it being your own idea and not HIM.  Don't flatter yourself!  HE is speaking to you, even now, in love and edification!
Helping you in the position and predicament you are in.

One of the keys is knowing how much HE loves you.
Second key is you have to 'ask' and 'come'. Being strangers doesn't help does it?
Third is to realize " all things are already yours", so that should effect your prayer life/approach.
and how you approach HIS throne of judgement? ha...no and thousand times no, you are approaching a 'throne of GRACE', so how does GRACE accept you? In anger or gentleness?  Hebrews 4:16

All things are yours....

Kings...

It is crazy with all these people promoting themselves or others as kings.

From the Lion King
to the King of Rock and the King of Pop.
To the "royals", of whom are a history of Kings and Queens.
To various Kings of tribes and countries through time, to many to count.
The King of Swing, and the King of the Hill.
To the King of queens and King Kong.

But there is a shout of a King among us.

No misfortune is seen in Jacob,
no misery observed in Israel.
The LORD their God is with them;
the shout of the King is among them.
Numbers 23:21

When you start to enter into the Kingdom and as mentioned in our
fellowship many times, you can NOT enter the Kingdom without
knowing (experiencing) the KING, this KING changes everything
around you.

Your life, will start to change.

A new confidence will overtake you.

A peaceful boldness will come out of you.

There is a shout of the King among them.

This KING is what scripture calls the KING OF KINGS. Revelation 19:16
By the way, the book of Revelation isn't much about future events as it
is a Revelation of JESUS CHRIST -the KING of KINGS!

Revelation, reveals JESUS CHRIST - JESUS and HIS Anoiting of Power
that is towards and IN us, who believe.

Who believe that this KING lives and breathes through us.
HE will give you thoughts (impressions of LOVE, of leading, not retreat,)
to help the sad and sick world around. 

And this KING and Kingdom, conquers by LOVE.

A LOVE that does not fail!

Amen