Prayer – The Birthplace of Hope Renewed • Ps David Doery

You don't have to know all the scriptures. You don't have to be coming to church for five years, ten years. I don't know how just as we are. Yeah. Yeah. Just as we are. Just take a few steps. Just say, god, here I come. Yeah. Here I come, god. And it's it's it's fascinating. He didn't know, but it wasn't until he took those steps that God began to speak. It's incredible. Scripture is so clear. When the Lord saw that he'd gone to over to have a look, then God called him. [00:18:56] (26 seconds)  #ComeAsYouAre

If you're in that place where hope is diminished because it just doesn't make sense, Prayer can change it all. Just one word. Yes. Just one scripture. Sometimes just one moment sitting in the presence of God. Change it all. Psalm 13. Psalm a 131. Sorry. My heart is not proud, Lord. My eyes are not haughty. I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me, but I've calmed and I've quieted myself. I'm like a weaned child with his mother. Like a weaned child, I am content. Oh, Israel. Put your hope in the Lord both now and forever. [00:16:12] (48 seconds)  #HopeInTheLord

Can I tell you? Whatever you're worrying about, whatever is happening in your life, that hope has been diminished. I'm telling you, God sees it, God cares, and he does have a plan. He does have a plan. And I'd I I can't tell you how. I can't tell you when. I can't tell you what God is going to speak to you, but I do know this. When you find yourself in his presence, it can all shift in a moment because the burning bush is still burning. The invitation is there for every single one of us, And all we need to do is decide to step in and say, god, here I am. I don't really know what I'm doing, but I'm coming into your presence. God, I'm stepping in. I'm remembering its holy ground. God, I'm not gonna take it for granted. You're a holy god, but I can come in grace. [00:24:53] (54 seconds)  #StepIntoHisPresence

God, you're the God of transformation. God, you came and you saved me, but you didn't leave me there. You filled me with the power of the Holy Spirit. You set me free from old habits and old ways. You set me free from the weakness of my flesh. God, you're the God who transforms. You're the God who gave me a I'm telling you, the God of creation, the God of salvation, the God of transformation, that's all you need to get lost in worship. [00:24:00] (27 seconds)  #GodIsWaiting

Maybe it's that step of saying, wow. I think any moment, any time where I've I've got some privacy, I can just start talking to God. Maybe your next step is, wow, I need a prayer retreat. Maybe your next step was, no, I'm gonna be part of this. I don't know what your first step is, but all I know is this, when we take that step, God is already waiting. [00:19:56] (19 seconds)  #InvitationInPain

But the truth also, this one sometimes hurts. Sometimes, god uses frustration, pain, difficulty as an invitation. Psalm 73 is an interesting Psalm. It says, surely, the Psalm is is considering what he's seeing in the world, the injustice he's seeing in the world. He says, surely, god is good to Israel to those who are pure in heart but as for me, my feet had almost slipped. [00:13:42] (29 seconds)  #PrayerIsEssential

I think for you and I, God stirs us in different ways. I think he invites us to the place of prayer, particularly when our hope is diminished. He invites us in different ways. The first way that God invites us is actually through his word. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, the last two sessions we've talked on prayer with pastor Nadia and pastor Craig, Again and again, when we look at the life of Jesus, we see Jesus demonstrated a life of prayer. He taught prayer. He instructed his disciples and his followers. We need prayer as much as we need to breathe the air. [00:10:21] (36 seconds)  #ApproachWithReverence

And God honors that first step that we take, and he will presence himself. And that's when it all started to happen. But here's the first thing. God said to Moses, you can come, but you must come You're welcome. I've given you the invitation. I love you. Yeah. But you must come with reverence. Yeah. Says take off your sandals for the place where you're standing is holy ground. See, we need to remember never to lose the wonder of what prayer really is. [00:20:15] (34 seconds)  #DontDismissTheSign

When he saw. When he saw, God expects us. There's God he looks for a hunger. He reaches out. He gives an invitation, but he looks for a hunger. And when he sees that hunger, he's there. He's there. God was waiting for Moses. God is waiting for you and I. Right. So what's your first step? Maybe it is just saying, I'm sure I can carve out five minutes. May maybe it's a deeper hunger. Maybe it's, oh, I think I can carve out half an hour. [00:19:22] (34 seconds)  #StartWithSmallSteps

And it's fast. All he did was take a few steps. Right. Yeah. He had no idea what was about to happen. Yeah. I'm telling you, if he knew how it was gonna pan out, he probably would have run. Like, honestly, you would have. If you knew the end of the story, you'd go, oh god. Here I am. No. No. He didn't have a clue what was gonna happen. Right. He just took the first I don't think I'm gonna check that out. Yeah. I think I'll check it out. Can I check? Sometimes, you don't have to be a professional prayer. [00:18:25] (30 seconds)  #WorshipAndTestimony

only need those three words, and you can start with worship. God, you are the God of all creation. You threw the stars into the sky. You spoke, and all things came into being, the sun and the moon, all of creation. God, you are creator, god. There's nothing impossible. Oh, god. You are creator. Oh, God, your savior. Yes. Yes. You're the God of my salvation. You saved me. You took me out of where I was. You made my life make a difference. You cleansed me. You filled me with the holy spirit. God, I could never have done it on my own. Oh, once I was separated, but God, you saved me. A wretch like me, all I know is once I was blind, now I can see. God, I worship you. [00:23:17] (43 seconds)  #ThirstForGod

It's like there's something deep in our spirit that says, there's gotta be more. I wanna know God at a deeper level. I need to hear his voice more clearly. It's a hear to I voice. I God's My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalm 63, you, God, are my God. Earnestly, I seek you. I thirst for you. My whole being longs for you in a dry and parched land where there is no water. [00:12:09] (44 seconds)  #SanctuaryBringsClarity

When he was struggling to understand it all in his own mind, when he was looking at the natural and and trying to, how does this all fit together? All it got was torment. All it got was confusion. But when he entered the sanctuary of God, when he took himself into the presence of God, it all shifted. Suddenly, had peace. Suddenly, he had revelation. Can I encourage you today if there's something that's troubling you? If there's something that you've been trying to understand? [00:15:42] (31 seconds)  #QuestioningProsperity

I'd nearly lost my foothold for I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles. Their bodies are healthy and strong. They're free from common human burdens. They're not plagued by human ills. Then he goes on. He says, surely in vain, I've kept my heart pure, and I've washed my hands in innocence. He's struggling. He's looking around the world, and he's saying, these people, they they don't know god. They don't honor god, but they seem to be prospering. [00:14:11] (30 seconds)  #WhyDoTheyProsper

They've got it all made. They're driving the latest model car. They're living in the nice nicest house, mortgage free in the nicest neighborhood. And look at them. They're not look. They go off to the gym. They're body beautiful. He's looking in his side, and here I am serving god. And I'm not seeing that in my life. Have you been there? Have you looked around and thought, God, this doesn't make sense. Your word says I should prosper, that they're prospering more, and they don't seem to have a problem. In fact, they laugh at God. [00:14:40] (31 seconds)  #SanctuaryRevealsTruth

He's struggling with it. He's being honest with it. He's saying, God, what's going on? Thank God it doesn't end there. Psalm seventy three sixteen eighteen, it says, when I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God. Then I understood their final destiny. Surely, you placed them on slippery ground. Did you catch it? [00:15:11] (31 seconds)  #ClingToGod

Then later on, verse six, it says, on my bed, I remember you. I think of you through the watches of the night because you are my help. I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you. Your right hand upholds me. Right. Times where nothing else will satisfy us. It's an invitation for God not to sit in dissatisfaction and wonder what's wrong, but to seek him. Yeah. Hunger after him. [00:12:53] (26 seconds)  #PrayContinually

Yeah. A natural expression of our daily lives when it says that we pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances for this is god's will for you in Christ. Again and again through every page of scripture, the word implores us. Be people of prayer. Yeah. God is waiting. God is calling. All of scripture is an invitation. Yeah. Right. God is waiting. Yeah. But god also invites us through seasons where we have a an increased holy hunger. In one sense, it's like a holy dissatisfaction for where we are. [00:11:33] (36 seconds)  #PrayerIsDependence

We can't go anywhere without prayer. Prayer is our acknowledgement. We need god. Prayer is our acknowledgement. We've we've given up trying to live on our own. Prayer is our dependence on god and on the revelation that our holy spirit can bring. The word implore us over and over and over again. Paul in first Thessalonians five sixteen, rejoice always. Pray continually. Yeah. Yeah. I love that. Not not as a religious ritual. Jesus said, we've heard it again and again. Don't babble on like the religious rulers do. Right. No. No. Prayer should be a natural. [00:10:57] (37 seconds)  #DontDelayAnswerTheCall

Oh, I've got so much to do. I've got no time to pray. Yeah. And he didn't delay. Yeah. He didn't say, that's weird. I'll come back. I'll I'll have a look at that. If that's still if that thing's still burning tomorrow, I'm gonna come back and check it out. Because I've seen this happen before, but if it's still burning tomorrow, no. I'm coming back. No. No. He did not dismiss it. He was not distracted. He did not delay. He decided. He made a decision. He said, I'm gonna go. [00:18:01] (25 seconds)  #GodInitiates