CHANGED THROUGH PRAYER

We read today about an effect of prayer deemed out of the ordinary and rightly so because prayer has always been perceived to be ‘outward looking’. For many generations, the efficacy of our prayers have determined on the basis of  its ability to change situations, things or others.

Even though these are all well-meaning intentions, the first assignment of prayer in the life of an individual is that which we read in the text: “

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering "Luke 9:29

That assignment is for the one praying to be changed. In other words, your prayer first has to begin an internal work in you, before the weight of its impact extends to the world around you. Plainly, if your prayer does not first affect you and your heart, it has limited potential to have other external effect.

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