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“Call on God for great things.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2015-09-15) from his book, Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now (p. 133). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Now there is something you and I need to do before this and that is to as Max says, “Consult God on everything. Always. Immediately. Quickly. Live with one ear toward heaven. Keep the line open to God.”  That is where we start.

He goes on, “At every decision. At each crossroads. Acknowledge him, heed him, ask him, ‘Do I turn right or left?’ ‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths’ (Prov. 3:5–6). Our relationship with God is exactly that, a relationship. His invitation is clear and simple: ‘Come and talk with me, O my people’ (Ps. 27:8 TLB). And our response? ‘Lord, I am coming’ (v. 8 TLB). We abide with him, and he abides with us. He grants wisdom as we need it.”

Max says, “Consult God in everything, and . . . Call on God for great things.”

He says, “You are a member of God’s family. You come to God not as a stranger but as an heir. Confidently approach his throne. Earnestly make your requests known to him not because of what you have achieved but because of what Christ has done. Jesus spilled his blood for you. You can spill your heart before God. Jesus said if you have faith, you can tell a mountain to go and jump into the sea (Mark 11:23). What is your mountain? What is the challenge of your life? Call out to God for help. Will he do what you want? I cannot say, but this I can: He will do what is best.”

Max finishes this section by saying, “Call on God. Declare the name of Jesus. ‘Ask and it will be given to you’ (Matt. 7:7 NIV). ‘If you believe, you will get anything you ask for in prayer’ (Matt. 21:22 NCV). Yes, it is a battle, but you do not fight in vain. Consult God in all things. Call on him for great things. And bring extra sunscreen, because the day of victory will last long into the night.”


So when are you going to start praying?
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