It's not an activity. Nor a chore. Prayer is a way of life. Here's how you can move beyond rituals and discover new intimacy with Jesus. Henry and Norman Blackaby's thorough study of Jesus' prayer life reveals astounding truths about God's intent for prayer. By the time you turn the last page of this 2006 National Day of Prayer book, your old notions will be replaced by the reality of Jesus' example. You'll experience the power of heaven and earth being joined together as the King of all creation lays His heart over yours. Your will becomes aligned with His. Discover freedom from methods and formulas, the beauty of a gentle step-by-step reformation process, and let God unfold His mighty purposes for you. "in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears...was heard because of His godly fear." Hebrews 5:7 The One who loved you to His death continues to pursue you. He will humbly lay His heart over yours. Heaven and earth will agree. The supernatural will powerfully unfold. And you will be changed forever.
Author Biography
Henry T. Blackaby is the founder and president emeritus of Blackaby Ministries International, an organization built to help people experience God.Dr. Blackaby has devoted his lifetime to ministry. He has served as a music director, education director, and pastor in churches in California and Canada, as well as president of Canadian Baptist Theological College for seven years and president of the Canadian Southern Baptist Conference. Blackaby has published an array of spiritually influential messages in his lifetime, most notably Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, which has sold 4 million copies and has been translated into over 45 languages. His books, Experiencing God Together and Experiencing God Day by Day Devotional, both won the Gold Medallion Award.- Publisher. Dr. Norman C. Blackaby serves as vice president of Blackaby Ministries International, where his responsibilities include preaching, leading conferences, and directing the online training center. He and his father coauthored Called and Accountable: Discovering Your Place in God's Eternal Purpose. Prior to joining Blackaby Ministries, Norman served in Texas as a senior pastor. He holds a PhD in Biblical Backgrounds and has taught for two seminaries in the fields of Backgrounds and Spiritual Development. He currently resides in Cochrane, Alberta, with his wife, Dana, and their three children, Emily, Douglas, and Anne.
