Grace-Filled Prayer

Sometimes when I come to set apart a time of prayer, I find myself struggling for words to say. Has this ever happened to you? Well, today's devotion gives us so much hope and GRACE that even in our prayers, our Father is guiding and leading us in this "grace-filled" work. We can rest in Him that as we come to pray, He is listening and His Spirit is transferring and transforming that prayer into the portals of heaven on our behalf. Enjoy a slice of grace today and in this coming year with this excerpt by Richard Foster. Happy New Year's Eve!

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25

While we are full participants in the grace-filled work of prayer, the work of prayer does not depend on us. We do not have to have everything perfect when we pray. The Spirit reshapes, refines, and reinterprets our feeble, ego-driven prayers. We can rest in this work of the Spirit on our behalf.

But it gets even better. The writer to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus Christ is our Great High Priest...Do we realize what this means?...Continual prayer is being offered at the throne of God on our behalf by none other than the eternal Son...We can rest in this work of the Son on our behalf.

--Richard Foster, from Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home

Heavenly Father, thank you so much that we can come to you just as we are; broken or discouraged as we may be, and that you hear our prayers and send forth the help and the love and the strength that we need. Thank you that we do not have to have perfect words or pretty phrases when we pray to you. Thank you that our High Priest Jesus is before you interceding for us, praying for us continually. We love you and bless you for your greatness and your ever-flowing grace. Amen.