The Prayer Motivator with Daniel Whyte III

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Mark 9:28-29 which reads: "And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting." Our thought for today is that when you pray, God will direct you in the path of what He wants you to do throughout the day. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Hudson Taylor. He said, "I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a man pray without working." Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled FOCUSING OUR PRAYERS FOR THE LOST TOWARD THE SAINTS from J. Gordon Henry: You might recall from our three previous broadcasts this week that we have shared with you two directions to focus your praying for the lost: against Satan and to the Savior. Today, we will discuss the third of those directions and that is focusing your prayers to the lord for the Saints. In Romans 10:1-3 and Romans 10:8-13, Paul gives the clear plan of salvation with the conclusion that "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." Then, he poses the question in verse 14, how can a person call on someone he has never heard about? Jesus instructed us to pray that God will send laborers into the harvest in Matthew 9:35-38. Keep praying that God will raise up someone to witness to the unsaved person. This is God's method. He prepares a sinner and he prepares a witness. In Acts 8, the eunuch was the prepared sinner and Philip was the prepared witness. In Acts 10, Cornelius was the prepared sinner who had been praying and fasting four days; Peter was the prepared witness. God's way is to bring together prepared sinners and prepared witnesses. And we must pray for both. Through intercessory praying God moves to prepare the sinner. The intercessor needs to continue the cycle and ask God to prepare the witness that he will speak as he ought to speak and then give him an opportunity to share. Don't be surprised if you become the witness God will use. + Plus, listen to Mahalia Jackson singing "Sweet Hour of Prayer"

Focusing Our Prayers for the Lost Toward the Saints (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #91)

Our prayer motivator quote for today is from E.M. Bounds. He said: “Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing." Our prayer motivator verse for today is Psalm 22:5, which says: “They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded."

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Proverbs 15:29 which reads: "The LORD is far from the wicked: but heheareth the prayer of the righteous." Our thought for today is that the greatest people in the world are those people who take the time to pray. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from S.D. Gordon. He said, "The great people of the earth today are the people who pray! I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor those who explain prayer; but I mean those who actually take the time to pray. They have not time. It must be taken from something else. That something else is important, very important and pressing, but still, less important and pressing than prayer. There are people who put prayer first, and group the other items in life's schedule around and after prayer. These are the people today who are doing the most for God in winning souls, in solving problems, in awakening churches, in supplying both men and money for mission posts, in keeping fresh and strong their lives far off in sacrificial service on the foreign field, where the thickest fighting is going on, and in keeping the old earth sweet a little while longer." Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled FOCUSING OUR PRAYERS FOR THE LOST TO THE SAVIOUR from J. Gordon Henry: You might recall from Monday's broadcast that we discussed three directions to focus your praying for the lost: against Satan, to the Savior, and for the Saints. Today, we will discuss the second of those directions and that is focusing your prayers for the lost to the Saviour. It is important to remember that a person does not come to Jesus except the Father draws him. John 6:44 says, "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." It is through the Holy Spirit that the Father draws a person to the Saviour. Jesus explained in John 16:13-14 that it would be the work of the Holy Spirit to convict the world "of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." It is certainly appropriate for us to ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit to the unsaved person's heart to convict him and draw him. One can easily imagine the result in a lost person's thinking when he becomes conscious of his lostness and the coming judgment. Not only will the Holy Spirit bring the sense of conviction, He will do it in the light of calling attention to the Lord Jesus Christ. + Plus, listen to Brian Free and Assurance singing "A Praying Man"

If a Care is Too Small to Be Made Into a Prayer, it is Too Small to be Made Into a Burden (The Prayer Motivator Minute #34)

Focusing Our Prayers for the Lost to the Saviour (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #90)

Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Andrew Murray. He said: “Some people pray just to pray and some people pray to know God." Our prayer motivator verse for today is Psalm 5:2, which says: “Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Psalm 116:2 which reads: "Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live." Our thought for today is God carries out His work and plans in the earth through men and women of prayer. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from E.M. Bounds. He said, "God's cause is committed to men; God commits Himself to men. Praying men are the vice-regents of God; they do His work and carry out His plans." Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled THE IMPORTANCE OF ASKING GOD TO BIND THE POWER OF SATAN WHEN PRAYING FOR UNBELIEVERS from J. Gordon Henry: Using the authority that we have in Christ, we can ask God specifically to bind the power of Satan. Matthew 18:18 tells us, "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Mark 3:27 says, "No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house." We are called of God, according to Ephesians 6:11-12, to be conquerors in spiritual warfare on this earth. James describes this warfare when he told us to submit ourselves to God and to resist the Devil so he will flee from us in James 4:7. This should not make us afraid. Truly, it should give us great encouragement in our role as intercessors. We have power in this warfare; the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is that power. We must stand our ground in this spiritual battle with the authority given us by God. Strongholds cannot stand against our authority when it is properly wielded. Just as a policeman can stop or move traffic by a gesture of his hand, so we, in Christ's name, command spiritual powers. Through prayer (in His name---by His authority) believers can command evil powers that bind the souls of people to release their captives. Remember that Satan is perfectly defeated and greater is He who is in us than the one that is in the world. Through intercession, we claim the work of Calvary in the lost person's life. The blood of Jesus has atoned for the sins of the whole world. To pray in the name of Jesus is to claim everything that His work has purchased. The sins of an unsaved person have already been paid for by the blood of Jesus which has already been shed. Jesus has purchased the lost person. Remember that a person never goes to hell because of his sins (drinking, lying, fornicating, murdering, etc). Rather, he is condemned because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Since Jesus has already paid for his redemption, we have the right to claim him in Jesus' name. IN HIS NAME, THE INTERCESSOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM WHAT HIS BLOOD HAS PURCHASED! + Plus, listen to Lecrae singing "Praying for You"

Prayer is Not a Last Extremity -- It is a First Necessity (The Prayer Motivator Minute #33)

The Importance of Asking God to Bind the Power of Satan When Praying for Unbelievers (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #89)

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Ephesians 3:14 which reads: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Our thought for today is that the busiest work takes place in the prayer closet. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from John Wesley. He said, "Prayer is where the action is." Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled THE PRIMARY FOCUS IN PRAYING FOR LOST SOULS IS TOWARD SATAN from J. Gordon Henry.: There are three directions to focus your praying for the lost: toward Satan, toward the Savior, and toward the Saints. Today, we will discuss focusing your prayers for the lost toward Satan. The first target should be Satan. It is the power of Satan that holds the sinner in bondage. You will remember that Jesus did not deal with surface problems, but the power behind the problems. When Jesus revealed to the disciples that He would go to Jerusalem, where He would suffer many things, be killed, and raised again the third day, Simon Peter told Him that He did not know what He was talking about. Jesus realized the power behind Peter's remark and targeted Satan: "Get thee behind Me, Satan" was his response. Paul spoke directly to the demon who possessed the young girl in Philippi in Acts 16:16-18. He further described spiritual warfare pointing out that we are not to use carnal weapons in the flesh, but spiritual weapons that can pull down the strongholds that enslave people. By the way, note that the strongholds are in the mind---"imaginations", "knowledge" and "thoughts". In Ephesians 6:12, Satan's spiritual hierarchy of organization is given. Satan is not omnipotent, omniscient, or omnipresent, but he is organized. After a believer gets his armor on, the first activity mentioned is prayer since prayer is where the battle is fought. The primary focus of evangelism is toward Satan. 2 Timothy 2:25-26 tells us that a lost person is "bound by the god of this world" and is in the "snare of the devil taken captive by him at his will." 2 Corinthians 4:4 says that he has "blinded the minds of them which believe not". The devil is the "strong man" who must first be bound and Jesus is the One who is stronger than the devil who can bind him. Through prayer, we need to appropriate the truth that Jesus has perfectly defeated Satan totally. When Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, He conquered Satan. Further, redemption means that Jesus has bought us out of slavery, redeemed and ransomed us. Satan's strongholds can be attacked directly through prayer. Before a lost person can be saved, Satan's stronghold needs to be torn down and this is accomplished through intercessory prayer. The conquest that Jesus has accomplished must be appropriated. It doesn't mean anything at all for the devil to be defeated 2000 years ago if we don't awaken to that fact and claim the work of the cross. In prayer, an intercessor can exercise the faith of Calvary standing against Satan. The word of command that we have been given is the authority in His name to bind what He has bound and to loose what He has loosed. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we can command obstacles and hindrances to the will of God to get out of the way. Before a lost person can believe, God wants us to cooperate by binding and loosing---rebuking and standing against Satan. Rebuking Satan on the lost person's behalf and binding him from that person's life is the role that an intercessor plays. + Plus, listen to the Mississippi Mass Choir singing "Don't Stop Praying"

The Three Areas of Focus In Praying for the Lost

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Daniel 9:3 which reads: "And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away." Our thought for today is that we should pray for the salvation of lost souls. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Samuel Logan. He said, "All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-work in the closet Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled INTERCESSORY PRAYER CAN KEEP THE WRATH OF GOD FROM COMING UPON A NATION OR AN INDIVIDUAL from Dr. J. Gordon Henry. Ezekiel 22:30-31 reads, "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God." There are many facets of intercession which we have now covered in previous broadcasts. In this devotional, the theme is praying for the lost. Although the whole idea of intercession is a mystery that can never be answered completely, it is God's will that He operates in answer to prayer. Prayer enables God to do things He would otherwise not do. Prayer is not a means to get man's will done in Heaven; rather, prayer is God's ordained means for getting God's will done on earth. A vivid example of the importance of intercession is found in the text that we read earlier in Ezekiel 22:30-31 when judgment fell on a nation after God's failure to find a person to stand in the gap for the land. God needed a man to stand in the gap for the land that He would not destroy it. The practice of intercession can keep the wrath of God from coming upon an individual or a nation. Do you understand this truth? Do you believe this truth? Another example is the time the intercession of Moses written in Exodus 32:11-14 prevailed when God was going to destroy the people. + Plus, listen to Babbie Mason singing "Pray On"

Our prayer motivator verse for today is Daniel 9:3 which reads: "And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away." Our thought for today is that we should pray for the salvation of lost souls. Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Samuel Logan. He said, "All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-work in the closet Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled INTERCESSORY PRAYER CAN KEEP THE WRATH OF GOD FROM COMING UPON A NATION OR AN INDIVIDUAL from Dr. J. Gordon Henry. Ezekiel 22:30-31 reads, "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God." There are many facets of intercession which we have now covered in previous broadcasts. In this devotional, the theme is praying for the lost. Although the whole idea of intercession is a mystery that can never be answered completely, it is God's will that He operates in answer to prayer. Prayer enables God to do things He would otherwise not do. Prayer is not a means to get man's will done in Heaven; rather, prayer is God's ordained means for getting God's will done on earth. A vivid example of the importance of intercession is found in the text that we read earlier in Ezekiel 22:30-31 when judgment fell on a nation after God's failure to find a person to stand in the gap for the land. God needed a man to stand in the gap for the land that He would not destroy it. The practice of intercession can keep the wrath of God from coming upon an individual or a nation. Do you understand this truth? Do you believe this truth? Another example is the time the intercession of Moses written in Exodus 32:11-14 prevailed when God was going to destroy the people. + Plus, listen to Babbie Mason singing "Pray On"

Intercessory Prayer Can Keep the Wrath of God from Coming Upon a Nation or Individual (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #85)