Daily Devotional

SET APART TO PRAY

September 27

eloved, when you pray it is important that you do all that you can to separate yourselves from the world around you. Of course, you should pray always. But prayer and getting good success in prayer is an absolute necessity in your life. As you separate yourself, meditate for a few minutes on the majesty and glory of your Father. Tell Him: "Father, I worship you and you alone. I invite you to speak powerfully and lovingly into my life today. I make a full offering to you of my life and heart and all my dreams today. I praise you for loving me and for the fulfillment of your plans in my life today." As you speak lovingly to God and offer Him your life, an amazing transaction takes place in heaven. Your Father is alerted to your prayer, and is He moved to action for you. He sets His holy plans for you in motion and releases the Holy Spirit to minister to you and set the course to bless you in your day. He watches the road ahead for you. As you continue your day with Him, prayer should be often expressed quietly in your heart. Meditate on Him and His goodness toward you and your family. Pray for forgiveness for unholy attitudes and repent for things that are brought to your mind by the Holy Spirit. One of the real works of the Holy Spirit is to cleanse you each day in a continual pattern from heaven of all that is unholy in your life and all that is not like the Lord Jesus. God's goal for you is for you to mature and be holy in His presence. He will guide you "in paths of righteousness" (Psalm 23:3) a little each day, and as you surrender to Him at every point of His guidance for you, you will grow a little here and a little there until you come to the “ the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:" (Ephesians 4:13) Isn't this good news to you, beloved? Expect that in one year from now, through obedience to the Holy Spirit's prompting and leading, you will be much further down the road of cleansing and closeness to your Father in Heaven. If you are not, then your prayer life is not working for you. You must be too busy and occupied with the sins of the flesh or things of this world. It is a serious matter, beloved. Plan your lifestyle so that you may be deeply and strongly submitted to the dealing of the Holy Spirit of God each day of your life.

Prayer

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Father, I love you. I ask that you work sincerely and closely with me and bring me into the image of the Lord Jesus day by day. In the future I desire to notice strongly the difference in the changes made in my heart, mind and life by allowing you to work strongly in my life. For this I give you praise in Jesus' name, amen!