Begin a Good Work; Day209

Phi 1:6  And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.

Decoding Philippians 1:6
1. He (God) start the good work (not us starting the good work)
2. He develops it (making changes/guiding/leading)
3. He perfects it (fine tuning every details)
4. He finishes it (finish product/final product)

Two things came to mind right after waking up at 3am. Gather notes about prayer and then organize the prayer list.  The first one was easy, all I have to do is go to my ebooks and look up any books written about prayer.  Please add this to your library… Weapon of Prayer . It is only 35 pages and the book is not hard to read/comprehend. Second, I was looking for a creative way for my new project and came out with this … Daily Prayer List .  Creative in a way that I don’t have to scroll down in a long list to lookup names plus I can annotate a code letter beside the names.  I still don’t know where this project is going but I am just obeying of what is being impressed into my heart.  I did searched for the keyword “prayer” using my eSword Bible and the results are listed below.  What excites me the most is “(Mat 21:22) “And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and [really] believing, you will receive. “

Something special happened today.  Look at the Word of the Day-Philippians 1:6.  I started a new project yesterday and on the next day (today), the Word witnessed/coincided with what I am doing.  I am using a calendar with fixed verses for the whole year and the message this morning was something so related to the subject.  I don’t know about you… but these are the things I called mystery of the work of God in us.  He is doing something.

Yesterday on my 40mile bike ride, I added prayer to my routine and the changes are very positive.  I am now more energetic than ever with full of purpose to go out a few extra miles.  We are not bounds by a wall when it comes to prayer.  God is just a word away and we can do it anywhere.  There is no rule either.  Call Him anywhere/anytime and His airtime is unlimited and free.  What’s interesting … there are names that will pop up in my mind at random and I began to just say words about this person. One thing I noticed, the motion of prayer is interesting because it is such a surprise minute by minute.  

I am off today and probably you are asking how do I find time doing all these.  My answer… I don’t know.  Like right now, I spent 2 hours doing this journal +reading the Bible and listening to Christian music early morning. Honestly, it is not a burden, it is an inspiration and what else can I do in my days off.  I do hope that one person will find this thing important.  I understand that this is not for all the audiences here but hey… this is my notes and I can write anything ;-)00 .

Time now is 0605.  I am scheduled to do my fast and hard 5Mile bike time trial.  Got to go.

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2.4 Mile swim
2. 5Mile Time Trial
3. Backup Hyper-V

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0300, Breakfast; journal; prayer
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0600, 5Mile Time Trial
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Keyword search “Prayer”

(Mat 21:22)  And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and [really] believing, you will receive.

(Mat 17:21)  But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

(Mar 9:29)  And He replied to them, This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.

(Mar 11:24)  For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].

(Luk 2:37)  And as a widow even for eighty-four years. She did not go out from the temple enclosure, but was worshiping night and day with fasting and prayer.

(Luk 6:12)  Now in those days it occurred that He went up into a mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

(Luk 19:46)  Telling them, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a cave of robbers. [Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11.]

(Luk 22:45)  And when He got up from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from grief,

(Act 1:14)  All of these with their minds in full agreement devoted themselves steadfastly to prayer, [waiting together] with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

(Act 3:1)  NOW PETER and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon),

(Act 6:4)  But we will continue to devote ourselves steadfastly to prayer and the ministry of the Word.

(Act 6:6)  These they presented to the apostles, who after prayer laid their hands on them.

(Act 14:23)  And when they had appointed and ordained elders for them in each church with prayer and fasting, they committed them to the Lord in Whom they had come to believe [being full of joyful trust that He is the Christ, the Messiah].

(Act 16:16)  As we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination [claiming to foretell future events and to discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners much gain by her fortunetelling.

(Rom 8:26)  So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.

(Rom 12:12)  Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.

(Eph 6:18)  Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).

(Phi 1:4)  In every prayer of mine I always make my entreaty and petition for you all with joy (delight).

(Phi 4:6)  Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.

(Col 4:2)  Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving.

(1Th 5:17)  Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly];

(1Ti 4:5)  For it is hallowed and consecrated by the Word of God and by prayer.

(Jam 5:15)  And the prayer [that is] of faith will save him who is sick, and the Lord will restore him; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

(Jam 5:16)  Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].

(1Pe 4:7)  But the end and culmination of all things has now come near; keep sound minded and self-restrained and alert therefore for [the practice of] prayer.