Prayers

After Jesus ascended, the Holy Spirit descended, just as Jesus had promised. Filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles began to speak in the native tongues of all those gathered in Jerusalem for the Feast of Weeks. Some made fun of the apostles, and others accused them of being drunk, but at the end of the day, three thousand people trusted in Jesus as their Savior.

In the midst of your battle, cry out to God. Let him know that you are in a dangerous place.

We hold on to him…but really, he is the One holding on to us.

God hears and answers our prayers!

Let’s just worship God in thanksgiving. Reflect on all that God has done for you, provided for you, and how he has cared for you.

Sovereignty does not stop our prayers; rather, it is the reason we pray.

In the story of Israel’s first king, we learn an important lesson: sometimes God answers our prayers, and we live to regret it. And from this lesson we learn an important application: be very careful what you pray for.

Our prayers are not for the alteration of the sun’s pattern, but they involve God’s miraculous work just the same - salvation of a loved one, physical healing, strength to be a good witness through an illness, the determination to resist a temptation or the restoration of a relationship. And the miracle is that the holy God hears and answers our prayers.