Dr. Dan Beller from Tulsa, Oklahoma has joined our online faculty for Hugh's News School of Biblical Theology.
Here is Dr. Dan Beller's teaching for today on Prayer, Tuesday, December 11, 2018:
PRAYER CHANGES YOUR WORLD
By Dan Beller, D. Min.
Susan Wesley, mother of John Wesley, had nineteen children but she prayed for
one hour each day. She had no private place to pray but she would sit in a chair, cover
her face with her apron and pray. The children were instructed not to bother her when
her apron was over her head.
One hour of prayer each day will change your world. Notice the one hour is less
than ½ of a tithe of your time. Giving God one hour each day in prayer equals 365 hours
per year, for a total of just over forty-five 8 hour days. Can you imagine taking off six
weeks from your work and spending that time with God in prayer?
E. M. Bounds stated, “Prayer is the contact of the living soul of God. In prayer,
God stoops to kiss man, to bless man, and to aid in everything that God can devise or
man can need.” Prayer gives eyes to our faith. In prayer we see beyond ourselves and
focus our spiritual eyes on God’s infinite power. Prayer is man’s ultimate indication of
trust in his Heavenly Father. Only in prayer do we surrender our problems completely to
God and ask for divine intervention.
In prayer, God changes you into a forgiving person. We are inspired to forgive
others when we realize how God has forgiven us. Jesus illustrates this truth by telling of
a man who had been forgiven of ten million dollars, but was then unable to forgive a
small debt of $20.00. (Matt. 18:22-35)
Prayer changed the life of Hannah. When she began to pray at Shiloh, she was
“in bitterness of soul” (I Sam. 1:10) but as she wept and desperately prayed, she stated,
“My heart rejoices in the Lord…I delight in Your deliverance. There is no one holy like
the Lord; there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God.” (I Sam. 2:1-2, NIV).
The change in us is probably the most significant reason that God lets us seek desperately
and earnestly, for a period of time, those things which we desire. The greatest result of
daily prayer is that it changes your world.
Let us live with an attitude of prayer and see our world change. “…While they
are still talking to Me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers.” (Isa.
65:24, LB).
[Editor's comment: I have known and loved Dan Beller for decades. He was one of my mentors
when I was a pastor. His Biblical counsel was a great blessing to me. When I lacked wisdom in
certain areas I consulted Dan for help. He has served our denomination as a leader, and pastored
Evangelist Temple in Tulsa for many years. We welcome Dr. Dan Beller to our online teaching staff.]
Here is Dr. Dan Beller's teaching for today on Prayer, Tuesday, December 11, 2018:
PRAYER CHANGES YOUR WORLD
By Dan Beller, D. Min.
Susan Wesley, mother of John Wesley, had nineteen children but she prayed for
one hour each day. She had no private place to pray but she would sit in a chair, cover
her face with her apron and pray. The children were instructed not to bother her when
her apron was over her head.
One hour of prayer each day will change your world. Notice the one hour is less
than ½ of a tithe of your time. Giving God one hour each day in prayer equals 365 hours
per year, for a total of just over forty-five 8 hour days. Can you imagine taking off six
weeks from your work and spending that time with God in prayer?
E. M. Bounds stated, “Prayer is the contact of the living soul of God. In prayer,
God stoops to kiss man, to bless man, and to aid in everything that God can devise or
man can need.” Prayer gives eyes to our faith. In prayer we see beyond ourselves and
focus our spiritual eyes on God’s infinite power. Prayer is man’s ultimate indication of
trust in his Heavenly Father. Only in prayer do we surrender our problems completely to
God and ask for divine intervention.
In prayer, God changes you into a forgiving person. We are inspired to forgive
others when we realize how God has forgiven us. Jesus illustrates this truth by telling of
a man who had been forgiven of ten million dollars, but was then unable to forgive a
small debt of $20.00. (Matt. 18:22-35)
Prayer changed the life of Hannah. When she began to pray at Shiloh, she was
“in bitterness of soul” (I Sam. 1:10) but as she wept and desperately prayed, she stated,
“My heart rejoices in the Lord…I delight in Your deliverance. There is no one holy like
the Lord; there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God.” (I Sam. 2:1-2, NIV).
The change in us is probably the most significant reason that God lets us seek desperately
and earnestly, for a period of time, those things which we desire. The greatest result of
daily prayer is that it changes your world.
Let us live with an attitude of prayer and see our world change. “…While they
are still talking to Me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers.” (Isa.
65:24, LB).
[Editor's comment: I have known and loved Dan Beller for decades. He was one of my mentors
when I was a pastor. His Biblical counsel was a great blessing to me. When I lacked wisdom in
certain areas I consulted Dan for help. He has served our denomination as a leader, and pastored
Evangelist Temple in Tulsa for many years. We welcome Dr. Dan Beller to our online teaching staff.]