DAY 1
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” JOHN 15:5, NIV
Abide in Me-(True Vine & Branches)
Continually Connected—the Vital Condition for Producing Fruit
❖ John 15:4–8. In four verses Jesus repeats “Abide in Me” three times.
❖ “it is not what we can do, but what God can do that makes the real difference.”
❖ We need to have far less confidence in what man can do, and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul” (Christian Service, p. 262).
❖ prayer “is the secret of spiritual power” (Prayer, p. 12) to connects us with the “Source of strength” (Prayer, p. 272).
❖ Prayer gives us access to God’s “many resources/store” (Steps to Christ, p. 95).
❖ Prayer is a weapon against Satan’s attacks (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1 pp. 295, 296, 345, 346). Matthew 18:19, 20.
❖ God invites you to abide in Him, and you must daily invite Him to abide in you.
❖ Satan has no power over you.
DAY 2
“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray’”LUKE 11:1, NIV
Teach Us How to Pray
The Heart of the Christian Life
❖ “Every morning take time to begin your work with prayer for success and spiritual victory ….” (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 194).
❖ Jesus praying always.
❖ Ask Jesus to “Teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1).
❖ Holy Spirit must intercede for us because we don’t even know how to pray (Rom. 8:26).
❖ “Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. . . . …” (Prayer, pp. 12, 13).
❖ Jesus always spend the whole night in prayer. (Steps to Christ, pp. 93, 94). And mornings (Mark 1:35, NKJV).
❖ Jesus had a time and a place for prayer. (Matt. 6:7).
❖ “Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend” (Steps to Christ, p. 93
DAY 3
“And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him”MATT. 6:7, 8, NKJV
Be Specific
Pray Specifically
❖ Be very specific in prayer, to present one need at a time (pray today for the need of today)
❖ God answers specifically to specific requests (not generic prayers). i.e. “My Father, I intercede for my neighbor John.
❖ Mark 10:47 presents Bartimaeus asking Jesus for help. He cries out, “Jesus,Son of David,have mercy on me!” That is a generic request. In verse 51 Jesus asks him to be specific: “What do you want Me to do for you?” Bartimaeus responds, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight” (NKJV).
❖ “Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend” (Steps to Christ, p. 93).
DAY 4
“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength”ISAIAH 40:31A, NKJV
Unanswered Prayers (and Faith)
Waiting . . .
❖ Abraham had to wait 25 years to get an answer to his prayer.
❖ Moses waited 40 years for God to finally intervene.
❖ Joseph was a slave for several years and then sat in prison a few years—not a fun place to wait for God’s intervention!
❖ In prayer we may have to wait for an answer.
❖ “To every sincere prayer an answer will come. It may not come just as you desire, or at the time you look for it; but it will come in the way and at the time that will best meet your need.
❖ Lonely, weariness in trial prayers, God answers, always according to his will for your good” (Messages to Young People, p. 250).
❖ Acknowledge our total dependence on God,
❖ In solve a crisis, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jer. 33:3, NKJV).
❖ “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You” (Isa. 26:3, NKJV).
❖ God knows the future, Jesus didn’t come and die to give us a comfortable life on earth, we will have trials (John 16:33). “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17, NKJV).
❖ Our greatest need is not the needs that we pray for, though most of the time they are real needs. Our greatest need is to know our God.
DAY 5
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven”MATT. 5:16, NKJV
Hallowed be Your Name
We Are an Open Letter
❖ The Lord’s prayer starts with the words, “Our Father in heaven.”
❖ God is not only the God of the Universe but He also has a close, intimate relationship with us.
❖ Paul says that we are an open letter read by all people (2 Cor. 3:2).
❖ In 1 Corinthians 4:9 he writes, “For we have been made a spectacle to the world” (NKJV).
❖ People don’t see God, they see us. Our daily behavior can glorify God and honor Him, or it can dishonor His name and misrepresent the church and negatively affect its work (Matt. 5:13–16).
❖ In no case are we to glorify ourselves; we should seek God for grace and spiritual blessings, that we may glorify His name in our characters. God is glorified, His name is hallowed, when His children give in their lives a representation of Christ’s character” (Manuscript 34, 1903, par. 15).
❖ in your prayer seek only things that would honor and serve God. 1 John 5:14 says that “if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (NKJV).
❖ “To pray in Christ’s name means much. It means that we are to accept His character, manifest His spirit, and work His works” (The Desire of Ages, p. 668). (John 14:13, 14; 1 John 5:14).
❖ We must not take any credit for ourselves like Satan tries to take God’s glory for himself.
DAY 6
“The kingdom of God is within you”LUKE 17:21B, NKJV
Your Kingdom Come
Salvation Has Entered
❖ In Luke 19 Jesus offers to enter Zacchaeus’ house. Then Jesus says, “Today salvation has come to this house” (verse 9). When Jesus lives in your place, heaven is there.
❖ Before you can enter God’s kingdom, God’s kingdom must enter your heart. (John 17 Jesus prayed his disciples to be not be of the world (John 17:15, 16).
❖ If we focus on the things of the world, we will become like the world. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:21, NKJV).
❖ “The faces of men and women who talk with God, to whom the invisible world is a reality, express the peace of God. i.e. Stephen. They carry with them the soft and genial atmosphere of heaven” (Medical Ministry, p. 252).
❖ Jesus is coming soon! But for you to be ready to enter His kingdom when He comes, you must have His kingdom live within you now. You must daily pray, “Lord, please come with Your kingdom into my heart today.”
❖ We live as citizens of heaven.
DAY 7
“For I know the plans I have for you. . . . plans to give you hope and a future”JER. 29:11, NIV
Your Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven
He is the Master
❖ We all have plans, long-term plans and daily plans.
❖ Seek God’s plans. “I know the plans I have for you” (Jer. 29:11, NIV). To have God’s blessings and resources, you must follow His plan.
❖ God, He is the Master. He should tell us what to do. “Each morning consecrate yourself to God for that day. Surrender all your plans to Him, to be carried out or given up as His providence shall indicate. Thus day by day you may be giving your life into the hands of God” (Steps to Christ, p. 70).“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
❖ In heaven angels serve God and His plan
❖ “Too many, in planning for a brilliant future, make an utter failure. Let God plan for you. . . . .” (The Ministry of Healing, p. 479).
❖ Do God’s will by listening in prayer. What He says to you is a lot more important than what you say to Him.
❖ We “need to have a personal experience in obtaining a knowledge of the will of God. We must individually hear Him speaking to the heart. ..” (The Ministry of Healing, p. 58).
❖ Through prayer we speak to God, and through the Word He speaks to us. “The Bible is God’s voice speaking to us, just as surely as though we could hear it with our ears” (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 393).cast all our needs upon Him (1 Peter 5:7).
❖ Seek God first, then trust that He will take care of all your needs as He promised (Matt. 6:33). Make yourself available to serve Him and follow His will.
DAY 8
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers”GALATIANS 6:9, 10, NIV
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
God Will Provide
❖ God cares for us more than we care for our own children. He promises that our bread will be supplied (Isa. 33:16).
❖ But notice the word us in the verse: “Give us this day our daily bread.” Jesus clearly implies that we should not only ask for ourselves but also for those around us. ( love others just as much as we love ourselves (Mark 12:31), [RS1] and we must pray for others (James 5:16). [RS2] “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2, NKJV). The first-century disciples did that. They were one in everything they did (Acts 4:32).
❖ “…..We are to ask blessings from God that we may communicate to others. The capacity for receiving is preserved only by imparting. We cannot continue to receive heavenly treasure without communicating to those around us” (Christ’s Object Lessons, pp. 142, 143).
❖ The Lord’s prayer doesn’t talk about bread for tomorrow, only for today. Israel collected manna only for one day at a time (Exod. 16:4),worry for tomorrow (Matt. 6:34). Ask for today. Ask to share. Seek to bless.
❖ At the judgment Jesus will say, “I was naked and hungry and thirsty. The way you loved those around you shows the real way you loved Me” (see Matt. 25:31–45).
DAY 9
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you”MATTHEW 6:14, NKJV
Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors
“I Didn’t Feel It”
❖ How do you “feel” forgiveness? Is it a warm feeling in your body, or something cold on your right hand, or a tickling behind your neck? Do you smell it?
❖ The Bible is clear. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, NKJV).
❖ The Bible plainly says that if we confess our sins, He forgives (small sins or a limited number of sins) them ALL. The condition: you must confess.
❖ Forgiveness is not something that you can feel or prove scientifically. It is by faith. You take God’s Word for it and believe that God doesn’t lie.
❖ Jesus already paid the price of sin at the cross. He is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29, NKJV). His blood is sufficient, and in His blood you have redemption for all your sins (Eph. 1:7).
confess +faith+believe
❖ After you confess you need to exercise faith, to choose to believe that God does what He promised.
—- “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness” (Rom. 4:3, NIV). Remember, “the righteous will live by faith” (Rom. 1:17, NIV).
❖ Don’t try to explain forgiveness or deserve it. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Eph. 2:8, NIV).
❖ “Through this simple act of believing God, the Holy Spirit has begotten a new life in your heart. You are as a child born into the family of God,…” (Steps to Christ, p. 52).
❖ . . If you believe the promise . . . God supplies the fact. . . . Do not wait to feel that you are made whole, but say, “I believe it; it is so, not because I feel it, but because God has promised” (Steps to Christ, p. 51).
❖ Fix your eyes on His cross.Those who experience forgiveness, forgive. “The ground of all forgiveness is found in the unmerited love of God, but by our attitude toward others we show whether we have made that love our own” (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 251).
DAY 10
“God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone”JAMES 1:13, NKJV
Do Not Lead Us Into Temptation
Does God Really Do That?
❖ God is Holy, He is love. He tempts no one, we tempt ourselves (James 1:14, 15).
❖ At times God allows or puts you in specific situations to help you understand your heart and spiritual condition, to open your eyes to see how you are and what you need. The Bible says that you “do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17, NKJV). When you know you are sick, you go to a doctor.
❖ When we see how we are, we realize how sinful we are and know we need Jesus. “Those who live nearest to Jesus discern most clearly the frailty and sinfulness of humanity, and their only hope is in the merit of a crucified and risen Savior” (The Great Controversy, p. 471).
God tested King Zedekiah (2 Chron. 32:31). Proverbs 17:3 says that God is testing our hearts. David prayed, “Test me, Lord, and try me” (Ps. 26:2, NIV). Peter says that the fiery trials are sometimes meant to test us (1 Peter 4:12).
❖ “A view of our sinfulness drives us to Him who can pardon; when the soul, realizing its helplessness, reaches out after Christ, He will reveal Himself in power” (Steps to Christ, p. 65).
❖ Therefore, “Our great adversary is constantly seeking to keep the troubled soul away from God” (Prayer, p. 270). He knows that if we separate from God, we will slip into sin.
❖ “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27, NKJV).Alone we don’t have the power to change and develop a new heart. “[He who is in Christ] is a new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17, NKJV).
❖ We are in a spiritual journey? We bear fruits (Matt. 7:16). How do you produce fruit? By being continually connected with Christ (John 15:1–5) and being filled with His Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23).
❖ “A profession of religion places men in the church, but the character and conduct show whether they are in continual connection with Christ” (The Desire of Ages, p. 676). (Heb. 7:25).
❖ “The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the heart” (The Desire of Ages, p. 324).
❖ Draw near to God, “He will draw near to you” (James 4:8, NKJV).
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