Friday, July 19, 2019

praying effectively: Serve the Lord Only (Matt.4)


(Matthew 4:8-11)  Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’” 11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

Reminder:  "praying effectively" involves knowing God's will.  When we pray in His will (in His name), He may choose to not answer those prayers in the time period that we would like, or HOW we would like - but He will answer those prayers!

It is God's will: 
- that we worship the Lord God only (Mt.4:10, Lk.4:8)
- that we serve the Lord God only (Mt.4:10, Lk.4:8)

Today's prayer:

Dear Lord Jesus, help us to stay focused on You - every day - every  moment.  May we only worship You - and not someone else, or ourselves, or money, or leisure time, or... because who or what we worship is who or what we serve.  May everything we say and do be done with the motive of loving, serving and glorifying You.  Amen.

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