Power of prayer

Power of prayer

Bible: Matthew 7:7-11

Reading

Everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who
knocks, the door will be opened (V.8).

A twelve year old Cambodian boy named Lem Cheong began to question his family’s religion. He had been taught that anyone needing guidance should go to a temple and shake a box of numbered bamboo sticks until one fell out. The priest would then interpret the meaning of the number. But this didn’t satisfy Cheong’s need for clear answers. It still left him feeling like something was missing in his life. According to Harold Sala in his book Touching God, Cheong asked his uncle, a priest, if he had ever had a prayer answered. The man was shocked by the boldness of his nephew’s question, but he admitted that he couldn’t remember a single time one of his prayers had been answered. Later Cheong asked a Christian if God had ever answered his prayers. The man retold many stories where God had clearly heard and answered his prayers. Cheong was so impressed that he accepted Jesus as his Saviour that day. Since then, prayer has become central to his life. Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (MATTHEW 7:7). Christian prayer is powerful because God is the living and true God who hears and answers. Nothing can stop Him!

PRAYER IS NOT POWERFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT WE
SAY, BUT BECAUSE OF WHO WE’RE SPEAKING TO.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries