Words of Grace

By Rev. Mahlon Nevel

“If you abide in me, and Words abide in you,” Jesus, taught his disciples, “you shall ask what you will, and it Shall be done unto you.” (John 15:7)

It has been said that the vital connection between the Word of God and prayer is one of the simplest and earliest lessons of the Christian life. When we pray, we speak to God; When we read the Bible, God speaks to us.

“Before prayer, God’s Word strengthens me by giving my faith its justification and it’s petition,” Andrew Murray writes. “And after prayer, God’s Word prepares me by revealing what the Father wants me to ask.

The early Christian disciples in the first-century church Concentrated on praying and the Word of God. They gave themselves continually to prayer and to the Word. (Acts 6:4)

George Mueller was known as a mighty man of prayer. Before he began his prayer time, he had what he called a time of soul nourishment first. He prepared himself for prayer by spending time in the Bible praying the Scriptures has become a popular practice in recent times. The Book of Psalms in the Bible is made up of many prayers. A prayer that I often pray is found in Psalm 6.

“Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak.” (V.2)

The Lord’s strength is made perfect in our weakness. (I Corinthians 12:9)