by Tim Cameron | Jun 1, 2017 | Tim Cameron
There are two great hindrances to prayer. Listen carefully with your spirit. Revelations 3:18 states, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The two great hindrances to prayer are busyness and worldliness.
Busyness: Busyness steals our time to pray. People who are too busy to pray are too busy to live lives wholly given to Jesus.
Worldliness: Worldliness diverts our will from prayer. People who are too worldly to pray are living lives willfully given to the world, not to Jesus.
by Tim Cameron | May 30, 2017 | Tim Cameron
Verse for the day: Matthew 6:7 (more…)
by Tim Cameron | May 29, 2017 | Tim Cameron
We need to remind ourselves that what we call the Lord’s Prayer isn’t really the Lord’s prayer—it is the disciples’ prayer and our prayer. The disciples were the ones who wanted to be taught to pray. And just as Jesus taught them to begin their prayer with worship, He instructed them to end prayer with worship: “For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever” (Matt.6:13).
Jesus taught the disciples and us that in prayer we are to pay homage to the reality that this is His kingdom. God has control over everything, and He can and will answer our prayers. He has infinite power to accomplish whatever we ask. There is nothing impossible with God (Luke 1:37).
Tim
by Tim Cameron | May 24, 2017 | Tim Cameron
Seldom do we hear prayer and obedience in the same sentence. Matter of fact, you don’t hear much on obedience preached in most churches.
What place does obedience have with prayer? Obedience is simply the outflow of faith, faith in action. Obedience is the proof of love (John 14:21). And, if you want the fullness of the Holy Spirit and all that He brings to your life of prayer, it depends on loving obedience to Christ and His commands (John 14:15-16).
Doing God’s will without any hesitation is the delight and privilege of a praying person. Having clean hands and a pure heart leads to bold and confident prayers.
by Tim Cameron | May 12, 2017 | Holy Spirit
The word was spreading quickly about this Jesus and later that night the whole town came to where He was. Yes, the whole town of Capernaum (population estimated to be between 1000, and 1,500 people at the time) gathered at the doorstep, bringing the sick and demon-possessed and clamoring for Jesus (Mark 1:32-34).
Can you picture the scene? Can you see yourself there? Imagine the sense of anticipation, the stirring of the people, the talk, and the electricity in the air. This was a dramatically taxing, emotionally draining, and physically demanding day for Christ the man.
What did Jesus do the next morning? Did He get caught up on His much-needed sleep? Perhaps take a late breakfast?
No. He began a pattern that is referenced many times by the Gospels. In fact, as Luke observed, “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16, NIV).
Tim Cameron
The morning prayer determines the day.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
