The Weight Of A Prayer
Story - How Much Does a Prayer Weigh
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work. They had seven children, and they needed food.
John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store. Visualizing the family needs, she said: “Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can.” John told her he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.
The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, “Do you have a grocery list?” Louise replied, “Yes sir.” “Okay” he said, “put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries.”
Louise hesitated for a moment with a bowed head. Then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scale went down and stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, “I can't believe it.” The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales.
The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more. The grocer stood there in utter disgust.
Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery list. It was instead a prayer which said: “Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands.”
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left the store. The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, “It was worth every penny of it.”
It was sometime later that the grocer discovered the scales were broken; therefore, only God knows how much a prayer weighs.
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How much does a prayer really weigh? What has the power to move the heart of God? I know the Answer! Do You?
God has revealed Himself to be many things! He is a mighty warrior! He is a faithful friend! He is Savior! God has also been revealed to be holy, righteous, pure, and just. God is many things but the one thing which outweighs them all is the truth that God is LOVE!
It is because of His great love for you that Jesus came into this world to be the sacrifice for our sin. His death on the cross is the visible realization of how great His love is for us!
God’s love for you did not end when Jesus died or even when He rose! God has come to you, individually and personally, through the Holy Spirit to work the miracle of faith in your heart. You could not turn to Jesus or believe in Him as your Savior on your own. The Holy Spirit has worked in your heart and enabled you to believe.
With faith created by which you can believe in Jesus, you are not God’s child. As a loving Father, God never turns His gaze from you, and He is always listening when you lift your voice to Him.
How much does a prayer weigh? Every prayer you pray is able to move the heart of God to act for you because He loves you. There is no way to calculate the weight of a prayer because there is no limit to God’s love for you!
Lift your voice to heaven today because God wants to hear from you and remember, your prayer has more power than you will ever know!
Blessings on your week,
Pastor Russ
Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work. They had seven children, and they needed food.
John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store. Visualizing the family needs, she said: “Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can.” John told her he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.
The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, “Do you have a grocery list?” Louise replied, “Yes sir.” “Okay” he said, “put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries.”
Louise hesitated for a moment with a bowed head. Then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scale went down and stayed down. The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, “I can't believe it.” The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales.
The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more. The grocer stood there in utter disgust.
Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery list. It was instead a prayer which said: “Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands.”
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left the store. The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said, “It was worth every penny of it.”
It was sometime later that the grocer discovered the scales were broken; therefore, only God knows how much a prayer weighs.
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How much does a prayer really weigh? What has the power to move the heart of God? I know the Answer! Do You?
God has revealed Himself to be many things! He is a mighty warrior! He is a faithful friend! He is Savior! God has also been revealed to be holy, righteous, pure, and just. God is many things but the one thing which outweighs them all is the truth that God is LOVE!
It is because of His great love for you that Jesus came into this world to be the sacrifice for our sin. His death on the cross is the visible realization of how great His love is for us!
God’s love for you did not end when Jesus died or even when He rose! God has come to you, individually and personally, through the Holy Spirit to work the miracle of faith in your heart. You could not turn to Jesus or believe in Him as your Savior on your own. The Holy Spirit has worked in your heart and enabled you to believe.
With faith created by which you can believe in Jesus, you are not God’s child. As a loving Father, God never turns His gaze from you, and He is always listening when you lift your voice to Him.
How much does a prayer weigh? Every prayer you pray is able to move the heart of God to act for you because He loves you. There is no way to calculate the weight of a prayer because there is no limit to God’s love for you!
Lift your voice to heaven today because God wants to hear from you and remember, your prayer has more power than you will ever know!
Blessings on your week,
Pastor Russ
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