God puts a call on those that He wants to serve Him, but when God calls a person’s name twice, there can be a significant reason to why He did it.
11 “And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. Genesis 22:11
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Power of Prayer
Matthew 21:22″And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (NKJV)
Prayer is one of the most powerful resources that a Christian has at their disposal.
Psalm 121:4 “Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep”
Because we serve the only one and true living God, that “neither slumbers nor sleeps”, we can go to Him at any time with prayer.
Many have asked different questions about prayer:
How do I pray?
When should I pray?
How often should I pray?
Is it OK to have others pray for me, and can I pray for others?
Will God hear and answer me when I pray?
A basic definition for prayer is “talking to God.” Prayer is the primary way for a believer to communicate their feelings and desires to God, and can also serve the purpose of giving thanks or praising God.
Praying is also fellow-shipping and building a relationship with God. When we pray, we are demonstrating our faith, trust and dependence upon God. Praying can be done in private or public, and can be done audibly or in silence.
Acts 16:25-26 “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.” (NKJV)
The power that a person has when they are praying is not limited to just them. That power can have an effect on others also. God not only freed Paul and Silas but the other prisoners that were in the jail with them were freed also. As we read down further is this passage of scripture, salvation also took place. The jailer and his family were all saved.
Acts 16:30 “And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.” (NKJV)
“The effective, fervent prayers of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16). Moses was a righteous man and the leader of God’s people. On many occasions, the people would turn to Moses in a time of need.
Numbers 11:1 and 2 records one of those occasions;
“Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched.”
Prayer has the unlimited power to change things, I encourage you to not let that power go to waste.
Father in heaven, thank you for the awesome power of prayer in Jesus name…Amen!
Continuing in His service…Rev
In this first message of 2026, be encouraged: your struggle is not your story’s end. God is guiding you, instructing you, and keeping you—right where you are. When a person is experiencing times of difficulty, they can be assured that God’s protection is ever present, He is always watching.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:10 (KJV)
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“Letting go of the past”
Philippians 3:12,13 and 14 “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also hold of me. Vs 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Vs 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
We are about to transition out of the year of 2025 and into the New Year of 2026. It is also a time that many people make what we call “New Year’s resolutions.” Normally people make a resolution on New Year’s Eve to do something different and life-altering in the coming year.
Many times, people don’t realize the difficulty in breaking old or bad habits and developing new and better habits. Holding on to the past will keep a person from moving forward into their future.
The apostle Paul uses the analogy of a runner running in a race to describe the believers’ spiritual growth. Like the runner in a race, we must continue to pursue and put forth an effort to reach our goal. When a runner begins to get close to the finish line, that runner will start to lean forward in an effort to be the first to cross the finish line. If that runner is leaning backwards, there is a chance that he will lose the race.
Paul also uses several terms in Philippians chapter 3 that describes positive actions toward “letting go of the past”
Press on; to continue attempts to reach forward with energetic action
Lay hold; making something your own possession
But one thing I do; remaining focused in spite of distractions that happen.
Forgetting those things that are behind; and reaching forward to those things which are ahead
From time to time, we will remember events that happened in the past, both good and bad. It’s acceptable to remember the past, but if a person dwells on the past, they are allowing themselves to be distracted by the past. Dwelling in the past can hinder efforts in the present to move forward.
Letting go of the past has to be done in order to move forward into the future. Believers can use their imagination to be able to see themselves accomplishing the goals that have been set.
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, “let us lay aside every weight” and the sin which so easily ensures us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
In order to accomplish goals that have been set, there are some people, places and things that you are going to have to let go of because of their weight. If we don’t remain focused on the goal, weight will ensnare us.
Isaiah 43:18,19 “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Vs 19 Behold I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
If a person continues to do what they have always been doing, they will continue to have the same results. With new ideas and new vision, a change can take place, and the impossible will become possible.
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Letting go of the past will enable a person to grasp and hold on to the future.
Mark 2:22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
New ideas will not work if you hold on to old plans. It’s acceptable to glance back at the past, but the main focus should be on looking forward to the future.
Abba Father thank you for the many blessings that You bestowed upon your people in 2025. May the year of 2026 bring additional blessings and prosperity to your people as we “let go of the past” and look to new beginnings the future…in Jesus name. Amen!
