Prayer leads to breakthroughs and ought to be a lifestyle
Diana Washington Valdez/Faith Today Christian Ministries
Regular prayers
Greetings!
I'm adding to my regular daily prayer power pack (the Our Father, Psalm 23 and the Armor of God/Ephesians 6: 10-18) - three other basic daily prayers that members of the Jewish nation prays - from Numbers 15:37-41, Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.
Jesus Christ, who was raised in a Jewish home, probably prayed them, too. They form part of the Jewish liturgical prayers known as the "Shema."
We can tell from these Bible passages that prayer was meant to be a lifestyle, not something relegated to a few quick prayers said during services once a week. For victory and blessings, dive into the written word of God. Make His promises yours.
Let's go there now:
Numbers 15:37-41 (NLT) -
"37 Then the Lord said to Moses,
38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.
40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.
41 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!”
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NLT) -
"4 Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a]
5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.
7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
Deuteronomy 11:13-21 (NLT) -
"13 If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,
14 then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil.
15 He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.
16 “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.
17 If you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will shut up the sky and hold back the rain, and the ground will fail to produce its harvests. Then you will quickly die in that good land the Lord is giving you.
18 “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors."
Blessings to all of you.
- Shalom!
The Rev. Diana Washington Valdez is an independent ordained Christian minister, a veteran award-winning journalist and author, and a Bible teacher.
Diana Washington Valdez/Faith Today Christian Ministries
Regular prayers
I'm adding to my regular daily prayer power pack (the Our Father, Psalm 23 and the Armor of God/Ephesians 6: 10-18) - three other basic daily prayers that members of the Jewish nation prays - from Numbers 15:37-41, Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.
Jesus Christ, who was raised in a Jewish home, probably prayed them, too. They form part of the Jewish liturgical prayers known as the "Shema."
We can tell from these Bible passages that prayer was meant to be a lifestyle, not something relegated to a few quick prayers said during services once a week. For victory and blessings, dive into the written word of God. Make His promises yours.
Let's go there now:
Numbers 15:37-41 (NLT) -
"37 Then the Lord said to Moses,
38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.
40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.
41 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!”
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NLT) -
"4 Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a]
5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today.
7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
Deuteronomy 11:13-21 (NLT) -
"13 If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,
14 then he will send the rains in their proper seasons—the early and late rains—so you can bring in your harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil.
15 He will give you lush pastureland for your livestock, and you yourselves will have all you want to eat.
16 “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.
17 If you do, the Lord’s anger will burn against you. He will shut up the sky and hold back the rain, and the ground will fail to produce its harvests. Then you will quickly die in that good land the Lord is giving you.
18 “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors."
Blessings to all of you.
- Shalom!
The Rev. Diana Washington Valdez is an independent ordained Christian minister, a veteran award-winning journalist and author, and a Bible teacher.
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