A verse I read today combined two thoughts together as soon as I read it. The one thought being – ask and I will receive, seek and I will find, knock and the door will open. And the other is – the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need. There is the one line that comes from the Lord’s Prayer about giving daily bread but it is not as strong as the first two.

I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you out of Egypt.
Open your mouth, and I will feed you. – Psalm 81:10 GNT

If I open my mouth to God in prayer, He will fill it. The more often I pray, the more humble and yet the more bold I become. It is by praying that I increase my ability to pray and in finding more joy in making it part of my daily practice.

In these prayers, praise follows for there is nothing like receiving an answer to my request.

“The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Benjamin Beddome.

I look forward to these blessings as I pray for I know they are for good and bring glory to God.

“Elijah, through prayer, called down fire from heaven before hte people in the most spectacular display and almost immediately, depressed and depleted, received God’s tender mercy and help through prayer.” – Timothy Keller