Acts 4 -- How They PRAYED

The believers prayed, “Lord, help us, Your servants, to speak Your word without fear.  Help us to be brave …”  God answered their prayers.

 

I loved what I read in my commentary about it all:

 

“Do not pray for easy lives.  Pray to be stronger men and women.  Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.  Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”

 

“The early church strongly believed in God’s sovereignty and His perfect plan for His people.  But note that they did not permit their faith in divine sovereignty to destroy human responsibility, for they were faithful to witness and pray.  It is when God’s people get out of balance and overemphasize either sovereignty or responsibility that the church loses power.”

 

And lastly, “Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.”

 

Father, my prayer life could be so much stronger than it is.  Please help me to pray as they prayed!

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford