Have you ever wrestled with a problem that seemed so enormous you felt it would overwhelm you? At one time or another, we all have. We can feel as if we’re about to go under; at times like these, talking to God about it in prayer gives us amazing breakthroughs. We can come boldly to His throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.
Trusting in and relying on Jesus makes us righteous in God’s eyes. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. We can be thankful that the requirements for prayer have changed from the covenant of the law to the covenant of grace. We no longer have to beg and plead with God to help us; because of the finished works of Jesus, everything we need to master situations in life has already been finished.
Before the cross, David prayed that God would create a clean heart in him; he asked God not to banish him from His presence or take His Holy Spirit from him. After the cross, God promises us that He will never give us up or leave us without support. He’ll be with us always, even to the end of the world.
Christ made this possible by being the propitiation for our sins; he was the peace offering to God and the ransom paid to put us back in right-standing with the Father. What makes us righteous now isn’t what we do, but the state of our hearts. Therefore, when we pray, we can do so with gratitude. We’re told to devote ourselves to prayer with alert minds and thankful hearts.
Life will always have problems, but they no longer have to dominate us. God has made us the head and not the tail. Because of Christ, we can now win in life.
Prayer:
God, Your Son shed His blood so that we could be righteous and experience victory over the issues in life that defeat others. This transforms everything, including our prayer lives. Thank You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Scriptures:
Hebrews 4:16
James 5:16, NLT
John 19:30
Psalm 51:10, 11, NLT
Hebrews 13:5, AMPC
Matthew 28:20
1 John 2:2
Colossians 4:2, NLT
Deuteronomy 28:13