Sep 17, 2024
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This episode continues our quest to learn about The Vitality of
Prayer. Grab your Bible, a pen, and some paper and join me as we
look at how Moses prayed on Mt Sinai for the sins of the
people..
Exodus 32 is major event in between Israel being in captivity in Egypt and the promised land of Canaan. God is giving Moses the law, written by His own hand, on tablets of stone. Then God tells Moses there is trouble in the camp and God wants to focus on His anger against the people. He tells Moses He wants to create the nation again from Moses because He is going to destroy them all. Moses now pleads the case for God's plan for mankind. It is a logical prayer based on God's promises to Abraham. God hears Moses and changes His mind. THEN Moses goes down to the camp and actually sees with his own eyes what the people have done. Now Moses is emotional. He directs the Levites in executing God's punishment on the people and then Moses prays again. This time his prayer is more emotional. He is begging for mercy and forgiveness for the people. If God says their lives are forfeit, he would rather go with them (remember God offered to create a nation from him just a bit before when he was on the mountain) to death. Logic and emotion. Pleas or an orderly case laid out for God. All are proper in prayer when directed toward God in a way that acknowledges His sovereignty and glorifies Him. Your messy, muddy prayers are just as worshipful as the ones said in an orderly fashion at another time. God just wants you to PRAY. Take the time to study prayer so you can be more diligent about prayer. This is your conversation with God! Make it a good conversation.
Get a jumpstart on finding your passion for prayer again by taking the Cultivate a Season of Grace 5-Day Prayer Challenge. 5 Days of going back to basics, diving deeper into prayer and applying it all to where you are right now. Join the Challenge here: Cultivate a Season of Grace 5-Day Prayer Challenge Then follow Season 4 for more examples of prayer to grow in your passion and purpose for talking to God every day. Find other Bible studies and The Diligent Woman's Prayer Planner & Journal at The Diligent Woman Shop
More places to learn about Prayer:
How to Express Gratitude in Prayer
Scripture
Writing about Prayer
4 Types
of Prayer
How to Pray Proverbs 31
5 Best
Times to Pray
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To Be a Handmaid
of the Lord Bible Study Guide
To Be a Man of God Bible
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