Prayer and Pace with Peace

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10)

Every time God tells you something, the enemy is going to try to get you to question God’s Word. Every time you learn something from the Bible, the enemy is going to try to get you to debate with your spirit if it is true.

But I want you to think about something today. Why would you listen when Satan tries to tell you anything? If God's got a plan, why bother with the enemy's input?

Jesus made it clear when He taught His disciples how to pray by telling the Father, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” This wasn’t supposed to be a simple prayer to be done by rote. It’s not a mantra or way of invoking faith. It’s a roadmap to living life, so we expect and seek for Heaven’s way and Heaven’s culture to be fulfilled in our everyday life.

Prayer is not the last step in faith. Many people pray this prayer and believe that in saying the words there is some type of supernatural phenomena that happens, and God’s will shall be accomplished because of the words they spoke. But prayer needs to precede action. Pray; then act. Your obedience to the Word of God and your obedience to following what the Holy Spirit tells you in your time of prayer will bring about God’s will in your life here on earth as it is in Heaven.

Prayer will not stop what God has already said would happen. Things God said would happen will happen; you cannot pray those things away. There will be wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines, as He said in His Word. Your prayers don’t stop what God has already set in His Word.

But you do not need to be in fear about the future. Through prayer and obedience, you can know that despite all the chaos that may happen in the world, you are protected; you are guided, and you have the victory. Prayer, in pace with God’s will, leads to peace!

When you finish praying today and listen to the Holy Spirit, act on your faith as well. How can you live your faith proactively today?