1 Samuel 1:27
For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
Today's Thought: The Lord is always near and He will answer prayers.
Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So we asked the children to pray for the baby and for her sister. One of the girls responded, 'Dear God, please send a hot water bottle today. Tomorrow will be too late because by then the baby will be dead. And dear Lord, send a doll for the sister so she won't feel so lonely.'
That afternoon a large package arrived from England. The children watched eagerly as we opened it. Much to their surprise, under some clothing was a hot water bottle! Immediately the girl who had prayed so earnestly started to dig deeper, exclaiming, 'If God sent that, I'm sure He also sent a doll!' And she was right! The heavenly Father knew in advance of that child's sincere requests, and 5 months earlier He had led a ladies' group to include both of those specific articles."
Many times we forget the power of the Lord. We forget the nature of our God - that He is a God who answers prayers. Many times we miss the blessings of God because we forget to ask Him fervently and faithfully. Our God is not a God who is distant and numb to our pleas. He is a God who hears and whose God is merciful to answer our prayers.
The more we pray the more we will know our Lord. When we have tasted the sweetness of answered prayers, we would want not to leave its altar. Prayer is the strongest weapon against our feeble knees and failing heart. Prayer is a weapon for us to continue serving the Lord amidst the difficulties.
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