Ask

Written by Emmie Stanley

ask, Are you struggling with feelings of sadness, loneliness or despair. Needing someone to listen?

“Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession.” Psalm 2:8 (NKJV)

As co-heirs with Christ, this offer to inherit the earth belongs to us too. Notice that the key thing is that we “ask.”

Recently I heard the results of a poll taken in relation to prayer. It indicated, on average, that pastors pray about three minutes a day, and the majority of Christians don’t pray at all. I thought… “Wow! That’s like having a million dollars in your hands and never spending a cent!” Prayer is an incredible access to power and is a gift to bless and impact both our own lives and the world around us, but like other skills, we have to recognize the possibilities and learn how to use it.

God has given us a book full of promises and He takes great joy and delight in making those promises a reality in our lives, when we ask according to His Word. Jesus lives to glorify the Father and He says that if we ask anything in His name, He will do it for us, so that the Father will be glorified (John 14:13). I can imagine Jesus sitting on the edge of His throne just waiting for us to give Him such opportunities.

Prayer is both relational and powerful, and it is an invitation to impact our world, to have the desires of our hearts fulfilled, to experience more than we could ask or think, and to give glory to the Father. One of the most joyful things that I have experienced in life is to give gifts to my children and see them enjoy what they have received. Bless your Father in heaven today, embrace the gift of prayer, learn how to use it, and reap the amazing benefits of personal blessings, intimate relationship with the Father, and power to impact the world around you!

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you” John 15:7 (NKJV).

Questions: Are you realizing the power of prayer in your life?

About the Author Emmie Stanley

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2 Responses to “Ask”

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kanj says:

July 25, 2009 at 6:45 pm

Emmie, thank you for the devotional. What I have just read has touched me so. I knew that prayer is like intimate letters to the Lord our God, but the way you have presented your thoughts on Psalm 2:8 have given me much more to learn.
Darlene Gordon says:

July 25, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Nothing happens without prayer. Even Jesus didn’t enter this earth without prayer. WE dumb sheep seem to want to try everything but prayer. THANKS—we need the constant reminder.