Prayer is Standing in the Gap for Others (The Prayer Motivator Devotional Broadcast #70)

Summary: Our thought for today is how prayer activates the power of God in our lives. <br><br> Our prayer motivator verse for today is Matthew 7:7 which says: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." <br><br> Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Tony Evans, who is a dynamic Christian preacher in Dallas, TX and president of the Urban Alternative. He said, "A lot of Christians are trying to operate their spiritual lives the way I drive my car. They are running on fumes—trying to get somewhere for the Lord without using the fuel that provides the spark that energizes the power of God resident within us through the Holy Spirit." <br><br> Our prayer motivator devotional for today is that intercession is standing in the gap for others from J. Gordon Henry. Dr. Henry writes: <br><br> Isaiah 59:16 says, "And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him." A good way to get your brain in gear is to ask yourself to recall what the Holy Spirit has taught you. What is it you have now learned about prayer from these daily devotions? Think about it. As Jack Taylor has said, "No believer's practice of prayer will rise to stay above his view of prayer -- thus the need to constantly keep a proper perspective on prayer. We will continue our devotion today on intercession. An intercessor is one who stands between God and people, circumstances, and nations. The picture is God in Heaven and people on earth with a believer interceding -- serving as a go-between. All of us need the support of intercessors; in addition, every believer needs to be an intercessor. This is the work that must be done in order for the other efforts to serve the Lord to make any difference. <br><br> + Plus, listen to Brian Free and Assurance singing "Praying Man"