Day 6 | Godliness
It appears that the recurring theme for today is “GODLY”. What exactly does that mean? Some synonyms for “GODLY” are holy, pious, devout, spiritual, reverent. Can we apply this principle to our families? To our marriages? To our daily lives? The Bible says, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you”. Sister Teri and I know that the successful marriage is the “Godly Marriage”, and the successful family is the “Godly Family”!!!
- Pray for the manifestation of God’s glory to be revealed (2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 John 4:17, Colossians 1:27).
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- Pray for godly families (Genesis 18:18 – 19).
Genesis 18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Pray for godly marriages and broken marriages to be healed (Ephesians 5:22 – 33).
Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
- Pray for children to love and follow the Lord. Pray that children will obey their parents (Acts 16:31, Ephesians 6:1-3).
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Importance of Prayer
During the time of the Second Great Awakening in America, Charles Finney was the foremost among the great evangelists. Many people know him. However, few know the name Daniel Nash.
Nash was a lackluster pastor in upper New York State who, at the age of 48, dedicated his life to prayer. Long before Finney would arrive in a town, Nash would be there in an empty cellar or boarding house room, praying for the power of God to enter the city. Finney relates:
“When I got to town to start a revival, a lady contacted me who ran a boarding house. She said, ‘Brother Finney, do you know a Father Nash? He and two other men have been at my boardinghouse for the last three days, but they haven’t eaten a bite of food. I opened the door and peeped in at them because I could hear them groaning, and I saw them down on their faces. They have been this way for three days, lying prostrate on the floor and groaning. I thought something awful must have happened to them. I was afraid to go in, and I didn’t know what to do. Would you please come see about them?'”
“No, it isn’t necessary,” I replied. “They just have a spirit of travail in prayer.”
Within four months of Nash’s death, Finney left evangelism for the pastorate. The great prayer warrior of his crusades was gone.
If you want to see the grave of Daniel Nash, you have to drive to upper New York, almost to the Canadian border. There, in a neglected cemetery along a dirt road, you will find a tombstone that says it all:
DANIEL NASH
Laborer with Finney
MIGHTY IN PRAYER
By Scott Malone/(From “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire”, p. 174-6)/Copied from Sermon Central
Nash was a lackluster pastor in upper New York State who, at the age of 48, dedicated his life to prayer. Long before Finney would arrive in a town, Nash would be there in an empty cellar or boarding house room, praying for the power of God to enter the city. Finney relates:
“When I got to town to start a revival, a lady contacted me who ran a boarding house. She said, ‘Brother Finney, do you know a Father Nash? He and two other men have been at my boardinghouse for the last three days, but they haven’t eaten a bite of food. I opened the door and peeped in at them because I could hear them groaning, and I saw them down on their faces. They have been this way for three days, lying prostrate on the floor and groaning. I thought something awful must have happened to them. I was afraid to go in, and I didn’t know what to do. Would you please come see about them?'”
“No, it isn’t necessary,” I replied. “They just have a spirit of travail in prayer.”
Within four months of Nash’s death, Finney left evangelism for the pastorate. The great prayer warrior of his crusades was gone.
If you want to see the grave of Daniel Nash, you have to drive to upper New York, almost to the Canadian border. There, in a neglected cemetery along a dirt road, you will find a tombstone that says it all:
DANIEL NASH
Laborer with Finney
MIGHTY IN PRAYER
By Scott Malone/(From “Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire”, p. 174-6)/Copied from Sermon Central
Posted in 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting