The
Providence Of Prayer
Chapter 1
“Blessed Are You Oh! Lord Our God Creator Of
The Universe Who Teaches Us To Pray”
Oh!
The beauty of prayer. Prayer needs to be God conceived so that it may have
the power to sustain and guide our human destiny. How safe, how secure,
how stable, how strong it can be when it is birthed from His Spirit.
Throughout the ages, much has been said about prayer
by many great saints of the church. They have written about it, talked
about it and even preached repeatedly about it.
For the believer it is the most precious commodity,
nothing can compare to the way we feel when we are under that great gigantic
presence we call “God the Almighty.”
Just as soon as we make an entrance under the shadow
of the All-Powerful, of the One countless saints through ages past have
called the All-Knowing, the Creator of heaven and earth and everything
that exists, we receive His inconceivable caress.
This is how we know that we have reached the Divine
Presence of the ever Living God.
Subsequently we know that at last we have gain
entry into the Holiest of places and suddenly we find ourselves under the
Providence of our wonderful Creator. Yes, we find ourselves under the Providence
of Prayer.
Although much has been said about prayer, still
few in and outside the church have been able to really take hold of the
great dormant power that exists in this wonderful Holy communion.
When I refer to prayer, I do not mean the repetition
of the many same words over and over again that religious people say blindly
thinking that they will get a hearing from God. I do not mean that at all.
After all our Master carefully warned us agaisnt
this futile practice and clearly said to us that when we do pray, not to
be like. . .
"the hypocrites who love to pray
publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see
them.
I assure you, that is all the reward they
will ever get."
"But when you pray, go away by yourself,
shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly.
Then your Father, who knows all secrets,
will reward you."
He also clearly said that . . .
“When you pray, don’t babble on
and on as people of other religions do."
"They think their prayers are answered only
by repeating their words again and again."
"Don’t be like them, because your Father
knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! Mathew 6:
5-9 NLT
No, I do not mean this at all. When I refer to prayer,
I am referring to and mean your most heartfelt words that you want to share
with your Maker.
Yes, your most heartfelt words that you want to
share with your Master. Yes, those intimate words that you want to share
with your Saviour.
This is nothing more than a personal conversation
with the great God of creation, a personal converstaion with the great
God of breakthrough.
Oh! But what great conversations. Oh! the conversations
that can take place under that great shadow of the Almighty.
Even scientists have acclaimed that those who pray,
not only live longer, but have more fulfilled lives with their family and
friends.
But how many of us can really say that on a daily
basis they come to the presence of the Almighty to commune with Him, pray
and worship.
Those of us who have tapped into this God given
gift, have found that to let go of it would be as to cut off the very own
air supply we breath.
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Shout
Of Victory Ministries is
strictly financed through and by our own personal funds.
Even if we were never to
receive any financial support or donations from our prayer partners and
friends of this ministry, it would still be the Lord's will for this ministry
to exist.
And so it does exist and
it gives glory to God.
Our intentions are to continue
to minister to God's people until the return of the Lord.
This work will be done with
or without outside financial help and donations from our partners. Glory
To God!
Our desire is to minister
to you and assist those who are coming into the Kingdom of God.
However Shout of Victory
Ministries is good fertile soil and a great place to plant your Kingdom
seeds.
It would be selfish from
our part not to extend this blessing to you.
This is done without any
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So we are extending this
blessing and privilege to you our partners to sow into this ministry to
let you work together with us in God's Kingdom.
If you decide to sow into
this ministry and give a donation, your financial seed will be used to
financially assist volunteered missionaries in Israel and for Bible distribution
here in the United States for men in prison.
However when you do sow into
the work of Shout Of Victory, we will send you a gift from our ministry
within ten days of your donation.
Blessings,
Edmund DeSoto
Shout Of Victory Ministries
Your
Donations
Of Any
Amount
To
Shout Of
Victory Ministries
Will Help
Support
Missionaries
In
Israel
And
Bible Distribution
For Men
In Prison
These
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Depend
Strictly
From Our
Financial Support
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It Is NOT
The Amount
That You
Give
But
The ACT
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