Something God has blessed us with is the opportunity to come before Him with our hurts, desires, pain, needs, plans, and proclamations!  As a result of the work of Jesus on the cross and through His victorious resurrection, we now have the privilege and invitation to "enter His courts with Thanksgiving and His gates with praise."  We can have full confidence to enter the holy place as it states in Hebrews 10:19.  How can this be?  Because Jesus has made an ultimate and amazing sacrifice!  The payment was His life, but He willingly offered it so that we could have a daily relationship with the Father, Creator of all heaven and earth!

God not only gives us the opportunity to pray, but He also instructs us - to pray without ceasing!  The prayers of His people must be a very important thing - especially in these days when there are so many distractions and temptations to turn our backs on the One who offers eternal promise!  How people need to know the only Redeemer and Savior!  How our nation and government needs to discover God's truths and turn from the plans and ideas of man.  How we need to recognize our sin and ask the One who is able to forgive and draw our nation and hearts back to the Father!

Turn our hearts to You, O Lord!  May we obey the call to humbly come before You, asking for help in this time of need!  

"Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other."  Isaiah 45:22