.jpg)
The Father's Business Podcast
The Father's Business Podcast
Devotional-Pleading The Promises
Have you ever wondered how to transform your prayer life from routine requests into powerful conversations with God? This devotional episode from Sylvia Gunter's "Prayer Portions" unveils the transformative practice of pleading God's promises—a spiritual discipline that strengthens faith and deepens our relationship with our covenant-keeping Father.
We explore the foundational truth that God never breaks His word. Unlike even the most well-intentioned human promises, divine promises remain unshakable. What makes this practice so powerful is how it aligns our hearts with God's intentions while acknowledging His unlimited capacity. As Ephesians 3:20 reminds us, God "is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine."
The Father's Business was founded by Sylvia Gunter to encourage people to a deeper relationship with God. Thank you for listening to this devotional.
Speaker 2:Hey friends, it's Kimberly. Join me and Elizabeth for Rooted and Resilient. It's going to be October 3rd through 4th in Charlotte, north Carolina. It's a weekend to get refreshed, realigned and rooted in your identity in Christ. Bring a friend and save only $80 each for a friend and you Sign up now at thefathersbusinesscom. Go to our event link. We can't wait to see you.
Speaker 1:Pleading the promises is a powerful form of prayer. God is a covenant-keeping God. He is faithful to His promises. I am an imperfect earthly parent but as far as possible I honor my promises to my children. How much more does our Heavenly Father, who is perfect and loves us perfectly, for every problem or burden or need and circumstance. God has made you promises of His faithfulness, according to 2 Corinthians 1 20,. For no matter how many promises God has made, they are yes in Christ and so through him, the amen is spoken by us to the glory of God. Some may ask can you trust your heavenly father Absolutely? While from our perspective it may not seem that he is faithful, he never goes back on his word.
Speaker 1:Use your Bible as a promise book. Ask God where to read daily. I always pray the Bible as I read it devotionally. I ask him how to pray from each passage I read. You may want to do scripture searches on a topic when you have a need With an open Bible. Praise the praises and plead the promises that you find there.
Speaker 1:Here are a few of our favorite promises. Use these as a start of your own promise list For whatever circumstances you find yourself in today. Meditate on these promises from him. 2 Peter 1, 3 and 4,. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him, who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us His very great and precious promises so that through them, you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Speaker 1:2 Chronicles 16 9. For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. Jeremiah 29, 11-14. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me. When you seek me with all of your heart, I will be found by you, declares the Lord. Jeremiah 33.3. Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things that you do not know. Isaiah 40.31,. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Speaker 1:Isaiah 41.10,. Souk 3.18-19 will be joyful in God, my Savior. The sovereign Lord is my strength. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. He enables me to go on the heights. 1 Corinthians 9.8,. God is able to make all grace abound to you so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Timothy 1.2,. I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him. Ephesians 3.20, now God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Philippians 1.6,. I am confident of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. This devotional is taken from Prayer Portions by Sylvia Gunter, available on our website, wwwthefathersbusinesscom.
