The Divine Mentor: Growing Your Faith as You Sit at the Feet of the Savior

by Wayne Cordeiro

Ezra . . . was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all he requested because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.2

My greatest fear is not of falling away from God. It isn’t losing my marriage or reverting back to drugs. My greatest fear is that I should ever lose God’s hand on my life. Without His touch, everything I would do, as Solomon said, would be ‘‘vanity of vanities!’’6

Elisha petitioned for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. He didn’t wait around for a possibility of it happening. He asked for it, he geared up for it, and he was willing to steward his petition should it be granted.

Moses said to the Lord, ‘‘You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. . . . If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.’’ The Lord replied, ‘‘My Presence will go with you.’’

I need to pray a prayer like this!