What He’ll give us today, if we’ll receive it, is the faith and patience to wait until the right time gets here.

and go into battle with You. Guide me, I pray, as I try to trust You more. Train me. Equip me. Make me a mighty warrior in prayer. Be glorified through me as I trust in You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

of what will happen if your church truly becomes devoted to prayer.

Every believer in Jesus Christ has the Holy Spirit within them (Eph. 1:13–14). But we must be filled with, submit to, and walk in the Spirit, as opposed to following our sinful flesh.

He also wants you living a pure, sanctified life (1 Thess. 4:3). He wants you rejoicing, praying, and grateful in all circumstances (1 Thess. 5:16–18). He wants you maturing in the faith (Heb. 6:1). He wants you producing fruit, season after season (John 15:16). He wants you in close fellowship with other believers, “being of the same mind,

So how do we pray for the lost? We pray for God to begin working in their hearts to prepare them to receive the truth.

Regardless, we should pray, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Ps. 139:23–24 niv).

righteousness” (Matt. 6:33 hcsb).

Some of God’s names describe who He is, independent of what He does or what He’s created: Elohim (God), Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah), El Elyon (The Most High God), El Olam (The Everlasting God).