The David Lee Martin Show - Holy Ghost Encouragement For Christian Creatives

Through the ages men and women have explored the deep regions of God’s word and will, leaving marks for their spiritual children to follow.

God’s ways have never changed.

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Learning to lean your heart into God is a sensitive skill worth developing. It is one of the intimate strings on the prayer bow, and requires quietening the soul in God’s presence.... Like a plant leaning toward the sun our heart leans toward the presence of God and we entwine our affections to His purposes.

I’m a strong advocate of passion in prayer. I believe that the wings that carry prayers to the nostrils of the father are like the flames of incense on the altar. Fire causes our requests to rise. But fervency alone is not sufficient to enjoy the depths of all the Father has provided....

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God’s habitation does not live by the natural rules we are accustomed to. He steps outside of time and space and invites us to do the same. This time-busting, realm-leaping, eternity-dwelling practice is called prayer! ...

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Great outpourings of power begin with great outpourings of prayer.

The rains of revival in the House of God always begin with the houses of God pouring out their hearts.

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A favorite promise box scripture, so worthy of bumper sticker, is found in Jeremiah chapter 29. I’m sure you are familiar with it:

“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.” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)

What most people don’t include on their sanctified T-shirt or bookmark is the context and what follows:

“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 your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12–13 NIV)

The plans, the prosperity, the future, and the hope, all spring from the well of passionate devotion to the practice of prayer.

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I will not be unmannerly, but I will be forthright. Intimate encounters are not intended for public display. The coming together of a man and wife is a private celebration of something uniquely shared by the couple in question.

Prayer is intimate in a way that requires privacy.

The Master taught us the way:

“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” (Matthew 6:6 KJV)

But when thou, not if thou, prayest!

When you pray, close your door.

Shut out the noise, even the good and positive voices that cheer you on, and let your the bubbling froth of stimulation and activity subside.

Bring your heart close and become aware of your bigger, more beautiful self. The man or woman cleansed and clothed with righteousness. And from that foundation of set-apart holiness begin your adventure

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How anyone can diminish the delights of prayer to a morning drudgery is almost incomprehensible, but I believe I know the reason such a tragedy may occur. It has nothing to do with the devil, or some other external enemy seeking to derail your desire (although there will be many of these too).

The problem is a simple one. Failure to give attention to the practice.

Like a marriage untended, where spouses grow coldly familiar with one another and fail to appreciate the beauty and strength in their partner, so the exotic delights of deepening relationship with God disappear in a slew of religionism.

It takes time and active attention to keep the flames of love burning strong in a marriage, and the flames of devotion in spiritual disciplines are no different.

Neglect is the reason so many starve for a vigorous connection with God.

And that’s where we will begin.

The question of devotion...

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Can we ever comprehend the blood that broke from Jesus’ brow as he contemplated the horror of sin upon himself. He became sin. The sinless, spotless, pure Son of God.

How great the price that he paid so personally for you!

Could we ever really imagine to true cost that was paid that night in Gethsemane? On the cross at Calvary.

Do we for a moment grasp why the Father had to turn his eyes away? The One who sees all, blinded by the horror of our sins and demon lovers savaging His Son.

Grace is offered freely to the sinner.

But it is far from free.

A full and fearful price was paid.

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Is the key to life finding the right answers? Or is more about learning to ask the right questions?

A classic question, with an equally class answer, is found in Exodus chapter 3.

Moses meets with God and in course of conversation asks:

Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:13–14 NIV)

There’s so much we can unpack from this pithy response but the thing that’s been scratching my itch is the simple honesty of it.

Who are you?

The answer to this question changes everything...