Daily Thought for Tuesday, April 26th

April 26, 2011

G.P.S. and Prayer

What Do They Have In Common

“There is no hope but in prayer.”

- Andrew Bonar

Today’s Thought:

“It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk” – Henry Ward Beecher

Today’s Question

Did you know; “Satan trembles when he sees – The weakest saint upon his knees?” – William Cowper  And were you aware, “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” – S. A. Kierkegaard

Today’s Spiritual Thought:

“We look upon it as a means of getting things for ourselves;

The Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.”

- Oswald Chambers

Dwight L. Moody said, “Behind every work of God you will always find some kneeling form.”

It almost goes without saying that prayer is vital to spiritual living and growth.  But then what could the concept of a GPS have to do with prayer?

It is a metaphorical analogy.  What is a GPS?  Simply put it is a global positioning system.  You can tell it where you are and ask it for directions on how to get to where you need to go.  It will then give you turn-by-turn instructions on the best way to get to where you are going.  In some ways prayer is like that.  You go to God, acknowledging to Him where you are and seeking directions on how to get to where He wants you to go.  God then is always accurately willing to give you the exact steps you need to take in order for you to best accomplish His will and for you to get to where He wants to take you.  Sadly most of us are better at following the directions of a GPS which can sometimes make mistakes than we are willing to follow God who never makes mistakes.

God always has the best and right way, even if it does take us through a storm or two and across a few rough roads, He knows what we need before we can even realize, or at least admit, we need to ask for His guidance

Prayer is a vital tool in our journey of life and without it we would certainly be frequently lost and going the wrong way on many one way streets, so to speak.  To be at our most effective, most efficient and to be ultimately successful; it is imperative that we employ prayer as one of our tools for successful Christian living.

“Today any successful and competent businessman will employ the latest and best-tested methods in production, distribution and administration, and many are discovering that one of the greatest of all efficiency methods is prayer power.” – Norman Vincent Peale

Abraham Lincoln had the right insight into this concept when he stated, “I have been driven many times to my knees by overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.  My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.”

Today’s Verses:

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 15:8

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

                        Psalms 55:17

Rejoice evermore.  Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

                        1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Today’s Prayer:

Father, help me to remember that though I once was lost, now I am found and if I will walk with you, talk with you and listen to you each day I will never wonder or go astray.