Privilege comes by association, but not necessarily power.

Live it
Is there anything a person begging on the street corner has that you want? Probably not, but what about your boss? Does he have something you desire? The answer is more than likely a resounding "Yes!" Since he probably controls promotion and pay grade, our career and lifestyle are a direct result of what he thinks of us, what he says about us and what he does or doesn't do for us. When you stop and think about it, isn't it the same way in our relationship with God? Does He have anything we want? Absolutely! Everyone wants security, comfort, ample provision and top mine off please, with a cherry on top; you know, eternal life in glory walking on streets of gold, thank you very much!

Scripture is replete with promises from God to give us what we ask for, as long as we meet certain conditions. Curiously, even with such great opportunity, what have we asked from Him today? Most people will claim to have so much seemingly unanswered prayer in their trash basket, they quit praying all together. It's also amazing to me that we can ask God to give us eternal life, but won't ask for the simplest thing today. Could it be that our lack of prayer is not frustration, but is actually disbelief, or perhaps clutching our sin that has separated us from Him. Could it be we've come to settle for hope of heaven when we die, but dare not presume to ask for anything we can do on our own? Ouch!

Pray it
My desire today is simple. I want to walk with You, know Your heart and do Your will. I want to know my life has counted for something good in Your sight and be so close to You, I won't know the difference between earth and heaven when we reach that mile marker.

Resources
Knowledge may come from hard work, but true understanding comes from above. (2000)
We have the same resources that David had when he faced Goliath (2001)
It's profitable to pray in solitude, but we need to learn how to pray in a crowd. (2003)
Be careful when you lay on hands, because you can't undo it. (2004)
The difference between Queen Esther and Jonah was in their response when called to serve. (2005)
Praying with good intent and unconfessed sin is a waste of time, your's and God's. (2006)
It's not conincidence that Christians see things the world doesn't .(2007)
Bad friends will influence you more than you realize. .(2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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