Episode 82 - A Special Thanksgiving Podcast (Romans 4:21 ~ Psalm 95:2 ~ Luke 17:5) Increase Our Faith!

Well hey there, hello again & welcome back to The Burt (Not Ernie) Show - a podcast dedicated to getting the promises of God into the people of God.

This is episode #82.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to you all - and if you don't happen to reside in the States, I hope you have a fantastic week and that you are blessed beyond measure, filled to overflowing with the goodness of the Lord. He has so much good for you - and my prayer is that you receive blessing heaped upon blessing this very week!

 

Today we are taking a look at several verses and I am took them from something I wrote a few years ago  -  "21 Days of Prayer ~ 21 Prayer Devotions to Impact Your Life".  This is a free download of 21 devotions focused on prayer, and you are welcome to sign up and grab your copy at the links in this podcast. I also want to invite you to join my email list at JanLBurt.com where I host a monthly book giveaway (recently I have been giving away two books each month). I am planning to send out the prayer guide as a Christmas gift to everyone on my email list, and since it is a really neat thing to dedicate the first 21 days of a new year to the Lord by praying and fasting from something to hear from Him about His will for us individually for the coming 12 months, I thought this 21 day prayer guide could be an easy way to set apart that time for Him to speak into our lives and set the tone for 2022.

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John Wesley said this: " God will do nothing but in answer to prayer."

And here is a quote from E.M. Bounds: "God shapes the world by prayer."

 

What do you think about those statements? Do you agree? Disagree? Kind of, sort of agree?

 

In Ephesians 3:20 (NIV), it says, "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us..."

It does not say "Now to Him who can maybe sorta do a little bit here and there..."

Nope!

To Him who is able, fully able, to do more than we can measure, above and beyond what we could ever ask, think, hope, dream or imagine.

Give Him glory and honor and praise this Thanksgiving! Great things He has done!

 

Psalm 95:2 - Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise.

Take some time to come to the Lord without a list of wants and needs, but simply with a heart of praise. The enemy cannot stand it when we praise our mighty God. And it always does us a tremendous amount of good to simply sit before Him and offer thanks and praise. He has blessed us - let us thank Him for His blessings.

 

Luke 17:5 - Increase our faith!

These words are kind of dangerous! Now, sure, it can seem dangerous to pray like this because we don't want to  be placed in situations that pull and tug and stretch our faith. But that isn't why I think these are dangerous words. I believe that asking God to increase our faith is dangerous because our enemy knows that God will surely answer this request and there will be a subsequent and lasting impact on Satan's kingdom. And he does indeed have a kingdom of evil! When we pray this prayer, asking God to increase our faith, He will answer us in ways that demolish the kingdom of darkness. So never stop asking God to increase your faith. Pray dangerously!

 

John 17:5 - "My prayer is not that You take them out of the world, but that You protect them from the evil one."

Jesus did not ask the Father to take us out of the world. He wasn't seeking that type of protection for us; but He was seeking protection for us as we continue living in this world, difficult as that may be at times. If we take Jesus at His word, then we can have total trust that God heard this prayer and is continually answering it. Rest easy knowing that you and I cannot leave this planet, will not taste death, until the Lord calls us home. Any weapon formed against us will not prosper. Trust that God is fully protecting you from the evil one and nothing gets past Him unseen. You can pray like a warrior who is fully armed and fully protected, because that is exactly what you are!

 

Psalm 33:18 - But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love.

The eyes of God are upon you - while you sleep, as you go about your daily work, when you study His word, and of course as you pray. God keeps His eyes on you - to watch over you, to be attentive to your needs, and to show you that He sees how much you love Him. Put your hope in His unfailing love. We have great cause to celebrate our God and ample reason to revel in His love. Rest in the knowledge that you are secure because God's eyes are upon you today!

 

Romans 4;21 - ...being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised.

What does it mean to be fully persuaded? If you are married, do you remember signing your marriage license? If you are a parent, do you remember giving birth to your child? Or finalizing the adoption process? Then you know what it is to be fully persuaded on a matter. No one can convince you that you aren't legally married or that your child is not really yours. That would be laughable, even offensive, for someone to imply! Now, let me ask you this: do you pray as if you are fully persuaded that God has the power to do everything He has promised, exactly as He has promised? If not, why not?

Just as you know that your child is your own because you clearly remember labor and delivery, you ought to know that God has all power and He does indeed always keep His promises. Pray accordingly today, my friend!

Promises Made = Promises Kept

 

Thank you so much for joining me for this episode of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show.

I hope it has encouraged and blessed you today!

 

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~ Jan

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