Praying with true hope

Where does our help come from? Our help comes from the Lord the Maker of Heaven and Earth! Praise be to our God, who was and is and is to come!

These are some of the truths we must remember as we bring our prayer requests to the throne room of God, our Savior and King. Through the blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord, we may enter the Holy of Holies, the throne room of the Almighty God with confidence (Hebrews 4:16). We also enter with hope. Hope that comes from the truth that we believe in:

·         We will be heard

·         He will remember our prayers and those we pray for

·         He has our best interest in mind even though His thoughts and ways our greater than ours and beyond our understanding, He has our best interest in mind

·         He brings all things together for good to those who love Him

·         His love never fails

·         He has not nor will He ever forget us or abandon us

The list could go on and on for all eternity. Praise God that He is indescribable.

Our hope does not lie in our ability to understand our God and His ways completely but our hope lies in His Word and His character. Remember this as you pray for yourself and others in your life. Pray hope over yourself and them. Pray that each recognizes, sees, hears and believes in that hope! Difficult times can cloud our hearts and minds and prevent us from remembering to whom we put our trust and why; leaving us feeling hopeless and afraid and angry. Allow God to pour out His hope over you as you pray so that you may pray hope over the people that are having difficulty tapping into hope.

Remember that our hope does not lie in the answer to the prayer and the timing of that answer. Our hope lies in Christ and His power to sustain us and help in our time of need. We have no idea how God will answer our prayers. We have no idea what His exact plans are for those wer pray for. We pray for answers and miracles where these reqests are concerned because we pray to a God of miracles that are alive and strong today! We must, however, remember that our hope does not lie in those answers, miracles and solutions and our ideas of the timing of these things.

          Our hope lies in the God of Creation, the everlasting Father, the One who is enthroned and will remain enthroned forever, Christ who died for us and shed His blood for us that we may live with Him forever in glory! Amen!

Psalm 33

²⁰ We wait in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
²¹ In him our hearts rejoice,
    for we trust in his holy name.
²² May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.