Praying in Faith

January 8, 2018

Praying in Faith

“Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,

but we boast in the name of the Lord our God”

Psalm 20:7

What does it mean to pray in faith? We know that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews11:6). Jesus teaches us that even through small faith God will accomplish mighty things. What does this faith look like? How can we incorporate Godly faith into our prayers? Psalm 20 shows us how!

Psalm 20 begins with a benediction, a blessing. In the first five verses, the writer pronounced blessings upon the people. His blessings incorporated the character, the very nature of God. That’s a powerful example of faith because the psalmist is affirming God’s character will be made real in the lives of God’s people. 

This psalm was written by David in preparation for a battle. He will lead his men into battle and he prepares them by pronouncing God’s blessing upon them. It is an affirmation that as he goes forth to do God’s work, God’s favor goes with him. He is assured of victory. “Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God” (Psalm 20:7).

This psalm models for us that the greatest gift we can give to God is to believe we are who He says we are, and that He is faithful to fulfill all of His promises.  

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.