1 I love you, Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. 4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psalm 18:1-6) Prayer is the privilege that God has given us so that we can communicate with Him at any time. If you think about it, it is indeed an awesome privilege. But sometimes people don't appreciate this privilege. They take it for granted. If ever they do pray, it is often very shallow, routine, and sometimes insincere. How can we respond to this awesome privilege in a way that glorifies God? We must learn how to pray authentic prayers. #churchonline #digical #rlccphil Choose your place of grace - https://solo.to/rlccphil Discuss this in your small group - https://rlcc.ph/devotional/ Ask for prayer- https://m.me/rlccphil Send your giving - https://join.rlcc.ph/giving Take the next step - https://bit.ly/3mJy44F Download our free app - https://app.rlcc.ph Have questions? - https://join.rlcc.ph/support Main Idea: “Authentic prayer reaches the heart of God.” (“Ang makatotohang panalangin ay sa puso ng Diyos nakararating.”) How can we pray authentic prayers? Two Ways 1. Express your personal devotion to God (vv.1-3). 2. Confess your honest struggles with God (vv.4-6). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYiePMcRFE

6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. (Galatians 3:6-14) Holding on to our faith in the Gospel is the most important decision we can ever make. It's the only way we can be saved, not just in the beginning but until the very end of our lives. Unfortunately, some do not think it's that important. In fact, some would let go or set aside their faith in the Gospel because of various reasons (e.g., trials, testings, temptations, thorns, etc.). We must always remember how important faith is, not just faith in a general sense (e.g., that God exists or that He loves us) but faith in the Gospel about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. #churchonline #digical #rlccphil Check out our small group notes here - https://rlcc.ph/devotional/ For more information about RLCC, visit - https://solo.to/rlccphil For your prayer needs, go to - https://m.me/rlccphil To support our ministry, go to - https://groups.rlcc.ph/giving Do you want to grow in your personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Click this link - https://bit.ly/3mJy44F. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj00N5ohm1o