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دعا چیزی به مراتب بیشتر از خواستن، تمجید نمودن، تشکر کردن، تقاضا نمودن یا شفاعت کردن، زانو زدن یا فروتن نمودن خویشتن است. دعا یعنی انتظار کشیدن یا توقع داشتن، خدا از ما توقع دارد که در حضورش حاضر شویم، او انتظار شنیدن صدای ما را دارد و می خواهد که در وقت دعا، ما را ملاقات کند و بهترین ها را برای ما و عزیزان ما انجام بدهد.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
When I read this verse, I remember Richard Melton, a beloved elder in a church where I once preached and a dedicated prayer warrior. He would quote this verse every morning before he entered into prayer. He often quoted this verse with tears in his eyes because he did expectantly wait for the Lord to join him and to answer! Why the tears? Because prayer is so much more — more than we realize and more than we can explain. It is more than making requests. It is more than offering praise. It is more than giving thanks. It is more than interceding for others. It is more than the positions we use to pray — kneeling, prostrating, or bowing before God. Prayer is us knowing God wants us there and loves when we "wait in expectation" for him and his answers to our prayers. Prayer is expecting God to act and bring his redemption in response to our prayers. It is eagerly expecting that God will meet us in our prayer time and do what is best for us, and those for whom we pray.
دعای من
ای خدای ابدی و پدر مهربان، متشکرم که در این وقت دعا، به ملاقاتم می آیی. من میدانم که مرا میشنوی و در مورد آنچه که با تو درمیان میگذارم، بی تفاوت نیستی. ممنونم که به اشخاصی چون من توجه میکنی و مرا بعنوان فرزند محبوب خود میپذیری. در اسم عیسی، سپاسگزارم. آمین.
My Prayer...
Loving Father and Eternal God, thank you for meeting me in this prayer time. I know you hear me and care about what I share with you. Thank you for paying attention to someone like me and accepting me as your precious child. Thank you! O Lord, I wait in expectation to see you move in the lives of people for whom I pray. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.
