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Come Lord Jesus

This is the prayer at the end of the Bible. It is the last prayer in the whole Bible. It is the second to the last verse of the Bible. It is the last prayer and almost the last verse in the book of Revelation. It is the finale, the last prayer made by God in the Bible. The final prayer “Come Lord Jesus”. What a conclusion to invite the Lord Lesus into everything in our life. Not just for Him to come again, as He will one day in His second coming, but to actually let Him be Lord in our lives. So let Him come in and bring our lives back to what He wants to do in us and through us.

Spokane River near Downtown in Spring

Spokane River near Downtown in Spring

God is real, a living person, the creator of the universe, the designer of the atom and DNA. He designed every solar system and every living thing on the earth. So He has plans for our life and what we do. So just pray this final prayer in the Bible from Revelation 22:2o  “Come Lord Jesus”

Revelation 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

To get a few more points on this topic, see the blog article on Jonah – When God speaks, He eventually gets His way.

Encouraging Morning Prayer – Bible Verses

Here is two wonderful encouraging Bible verses on prayer in the morning.

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Morning time is the best time to connect with God in the Bible and prayer – encouraging Bible verses – Multnomah Falls

Psalm 5:3 O Lord, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.  Notice the word “voice” in this verse. Sometimes we just can pray with our voice, we are not sure where our heart is nor what is the will of God.

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Multnomah Falls, Oregon


Psalm 88:13 But unto thee, O Lord, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

These verses should be great encouragements for us to take the morning time to connect and contact God through prayer. Morning time is the best time to connect with God in the Bible and prayer

Confidence in Prayer

1 John 5:14-15. And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will. he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

What a peace do these verses bring to us. Notice the word confidence. We just need to pray according to His will. So how do we know His will, His will is first revealed in the Bible. The words of the Bible is God’s will.

Chuck Smith on Prayer

These are some quotes from Chuck Smith’s book Living Water on the subject of prayer. This is from a section on the Spirit helping us pray from Romans 8:26-27

The weakness that Paul is talking about here is our weakness in knowing the will of God. We don’t always know how we should pray. As we size up a situation, we may judge it one way and start praying that way, but it may be just the opposite of what God wants to do.

I have discovered through the years that many of my prayers were completely out of the will of God. There were things I was almost insisting that God do, but in His love and goodness to me, He didn’t do them. Today I am as thankful for the prayers that God did not answer as I am for the prayers that God did answer.

God in a Box

Well, sorry, but God cannot be put in a box.

Columbia River

Columbia River


Mankind cannot make a box big enough for God.  After all, God created the universe including electrons, protons, atoms, molcules, and energy of all different kinds. He created the universe, the solar system, our galaxy and the earth. So could man build a box big enough for God? God created mankind. God created the heavens and the earth.

Now, history shows all kinds of events where man has tried to limit God, put Him in a box, and try to control nature. Even human beings do not get to choose when they are born or when they die. We do not get to choose our parents and which century we are born into.

The Bible is full of people who have tried to put God in a box. People have their view and image of God, but God is God. The best way to learn about God is to read the Bible.

God is 100 percent sovereign which means He is in control. So it only makes sense to cooperate with Him.

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Faith is not God on our schedule, it is trusting till God decides.