kayte
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7 times praying by Devotion by Woodroll Kroll
1Kings 18:42-44
And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel,then he bowed on the ground and put his face between his knees;and said to his servant,Go up now look towards the sea. So he went and said there is nothing.And seven times;he said go again.Then it came to pass the 7th times he said There is a cloud as small as a man's hand rising out of the sea.
Elijah believed in persistent praying.Seven times he bowed in prayer;seven times he sent his servant to see if God had answered yet.
While there is nothing magical about the number 7, it is the number associated with completeness in the Bible. When this seventh prayer was offered,the servant came back with a report that a cloud was on the horizon. Elijah kept praying until his prayer was completed.
A prayer is never complete until God has answered. We need to keep praying until we have the assurance in our hearts that God's answer has beeen given or is on the way. To stop praying too soon may forfeit the very thing we're praying for.
Don't be a quitter.Keep on with your prayers until they're complete. Let God's answer be your final amen!
I'd like to try a 7 day specific prayer request vigil during Holy Week.
It would mean praying seven days for seven miracles-requests closest to my heart and then on Easter Sunday,releasing them. If any one would like to join me? It would start sundown Sunday and end Sunup on Easter.
We could share what the requests are(they do not have to be seven) or they could remain private. We cld also pray for the other requests. Like most of us,as I am in constant prayer anyways.... I plan to set this apart with a smal ritual and time for this specific prayer.
The idea of a short concentrated period of prayer for the same specific requests during Holy week feels powerful. I will check in everyday with short prayer of gratitude to God for the privilege.
1Kings 18:42-44
And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel,then he bowed on the ground and put his face between his knees;and said to his servant,Go up now look towards the sea. So he went and said there is nothing.And seven times;he said go again.Then it came to pass the 7th times he said There is a cloud as small as a man's hand rising out of the sea.
Elijah believed in persistent praying.Seven times he bowed in prayer;seven times he sent his servant to see if God had answered yet.
While there is nothing magical about the number 7, it is the number associated with completeness in the Bible. When this seventh prayer was offered,the servant came back with a report that a cloud was on the horizon. Elijah kept praying until his prayer was completed.
A prayer is never complete until God has answered. We need to keep praying until we have the assurance in our hearts that God's answer has beeen given or is on the way. To stop praying too soon may forfeit the very thing we're praying for.
Don't be a quitter.Keep on with your prayers until they're complete. Let God's answer be your final amen!
I'd like to try a 7 day specific prayer request vigil during Holy Week.
It would mean praying seven days for seven miracles-requests closest to my heart and then on Easter Sunday,releasing them. If any one would like to join me? It would start sundown Sunday and end Sunup on Easter.
We could share what the requests are(they do not have to be seven) or they could remain private. We cld also pray for the other requests. Like most of us,as I am in constant prayer anyways.... I plan to set this apart with a smal ritual and time for this specific prayer.
The idea of a short concentrated period of prayer for the same specific requests during Holy week feels powerful. I will check in everyday with short prayer of gratitude to God for the privilege.