The Heart of God: Praying the Scriptures to Expand Your Vision

by Kenneth D. Boa

When grounded in Scripture, prayer can be especially effective, not just for the person praying, but for all those he or she could bless through words and action. Guiding readers through ninety days of Scripture-based prayer, The Heart of God challenges readers to move beyond their own lives and pray for the concerns of others. Each day Bible verses and prayer prompters are provided to encourage and direct readers through prayers of praise and worship, confession, personal commitment, biblical affirmation, and thanksgiving. A concluding prayer and verse are also given at the end of each day to help readers reflect on their words. Together these prayers give readers an active role in sharing their faith and promoting change in their churches, communities, and world. 'A great way to refresh and deepen daily devotions.' Julian Hardyman, Pastor and author of Fresh Pathways in Prayer

Genres: Christianity

384 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

Kenneth Boa is an author, a speaker, and the president of Reflections Ministries. He is the author of over fifty books, including Conformed to His Image, Faith Has Its Reasons, Face to Face, and Rewriting Your Broken Story. He is a contributing editor to the Open Bible, the Promise Keepers Men's Study Bible, and the Leadership Bible, and is the consulting editor of the Zondervan NASB Study Bible.

Boa earned a BS from Case Institute of Technology, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a PhD from New York University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He teaches a weekly Bible and Faith study at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where he resides with his wife.

Reviews

[Naomi Bowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible tool for the Christian when praying.

I struggled at first with the structure Boa uses - verses for worship, confession, commitment, concerns for others and yourself, thanks and concluding prayers - as it felt quite long and difficult at times.

But as I got use to it, it really helped develop my outlook of how to pray and showed me the importance of praying God's word back to Him.

I had also never really considered the importance of including time to examine the heart and confess sin as an intentional step. As opposed to a general 'forgive my sins' prayer. We worship a holy God and living a holy life must become more important to us than it currently is.

I loved the quotes at the end that reiterated the huge value and power of prayer.

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God." (Brother Lawrence)

[Laura Eder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best scripturally based prayer book