by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
The opening words of Psalm 107 have been a favourite worship song for generations: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. The psalmist gives his reason for boasting of God’s enduring love; he brings out stories from Israel’s past. There...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
Answers to prayer are good news, even the ones that don’t quite match what we asked for. They are signs of the Father’s wise, loving involvement in our lives. Answers call for celebration (John 16:24), but that doesn’t mean we put a lid on prayer joy until they...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
We really want the answer or desperately need it, so we keep praying. Those are valid reasons, but there must be more to why we keep asking the Lord for something. Persevering with a prayer point can become a tiring repeat of the same request and feel like a joyless...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
What a great way to start a letter. Praises for the Father’s lavished blessings, salvation through the Son, and for the gift of the Spirit. Then, Paul opens a window into his prayer life for the Ephesian church. The view shows the glory of God as the radiant...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog
The previous post, Well Done, was about the value God places on our desires. Following on from that, how important is the ‘desire circle’ in prayer? And can it guard our praying from becoming ‘head without heart’? I mentioned about Israel’s first temple: David didn’t...
by David Macmillan WingspanPrayer | May 4, 2023 | Blog
Prayer includes admiring God, appreciating what he has done, and asking for him to act in areas of need. Our wants and needs (or those of others) can serve as access ramps to praying God’s desires. Agreement with him is at the heart of our prayer authority. And when...
