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Praying with Confidence

“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”  Hebrews 4:16

Sometimes people find prayer a burden.

Several years ago a pastor I served with listened to a complaint from someone in our prayer ministry that the printed prayer list for people’s needs was getting too long.  How could he pray for people he didn’t know? Were prayers like that any good?

The pastor decided to demonstrate the importance of intercessory prayer and show that even when the needs seem overwhelming, God isn’t overwhelmed. He decided to be a model intercessor himself.

“Each day of the year I set aside a different family or single person in the church,” said the pastor.  “I remembered them in my devotions several times during their day. I also write a personal letter to each family, letting them know I had been praying for them and asking them to pray for me, too.”

The results, according to the pastor, “were nothing short of amazing! On several occasions, I dropped the letter in the mail only to receive a call from that very family expressing a need, and they hadn’t yet received the note. Other times people have said, ‘Your letter came at just the right time—we needed those prayers,’ and ‘I’m so glad you care—and of course I’ll pray for you.’

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