It's never too late to believe God's word. 3251

Live it
It's said we'll never truly know the worth of water until the well runs dry. In the same way, some people will never treasure the Bible until it's burned or reading it is forbidden. We're all offended when Jesus' Name can't be mentioned in a public prayer or when another cross or representation of the Ten Commandments is removed from government property. But ask most people how much they're reading the Bible and praying right now, they'll admit they're not doing it much, if at all. Sadly, we all take prayer and God's word for granted at times. It's only when we're faced with something dreadful that most of us turn to God and ask for help.

Knowledge of why we do or don't do something won't change us. And doing something we don't enjoy doing won't change our desire. The truth is, we will do today what we have to do, and when we're done with that, we'll do what we want to do, not necessarily what we ought to do. So what creates a holy thirst for reading the Word and praying? It's called love, what has in most of us grown cold and dark. If you love someone, don't you want to be with them? So, here's the simple reason people don't pray: they don't want to! They fail to see prayer as a means of fellowship more than help in time of crisis.

Pray it
You've blessed me in so many ways, I can't see anything that's unaffected. When I consider You would love me like that, how can I turn away and take it for granted?

Resources
If we're not right with God, we shouldn't add to someone else's problems by praying for them. (2000)
Praying is wasted time unless proper confession is made beforehand. (2001)
God uses the most unlikely things in our life to do His work. (2002)
Discerning between God and Satan's work is the 1st by-product of an active relationship with Jesus. (2003)
There is never a time we should try to defend God. (2004)
Persistence in praying is doing it until the answer or Jesus comes. (2005)
It is through spending time in prayer and God's word that we see things as He does. (2006)
Forgiveness is in the hands of the offended and not the offender. (2007)
Will you die prematurely and leave things undone? (2008)
Selfless love keeps a husband and wife together and not a vow. (2009)

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 (2006-2007).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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