David A. Holland - Praying Grace: 55 Meditations and Declarations on the Finished Work of Christ

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Laurie and I have been profoundly impacted by the liberating message of grace we have received in recent years. Weve been amazed at the results as weve learned to pray from victory instead of praying for victory.

Its no exaggeration to say that a fuller understanding of the wonders of Gods grace has transformed our lives and enriched our walk with God in countless ways. But in no area has that transformation been greater than in the area of our prayer lives.

Understanding that Gods throne truly is a throne of grace; grasping the full scope of Jesuss finished work on the cross; and getting a deeper revelation of Gods goodness and faithfulness has changed us. Each of these discoveries have combined to make our praying more exciting and more effective. Far more effective!

Thats why we welcome this devotional by David A. Holland. Were thrilled to be able to direct friends to a resource that will help them renew their minds to the realities of grace, and model grace-based praying for them. This devotional takes you by the hand and, in 55 days, teaches you how to pray from a clear understanding of the victory Jesus has already won for you.

In the Bible, the number 5 symbolizes grace. That makes 55 an excellent number for the meditations and prayers on the pages that follow. We encourage you to spend some time with each of these for the next 55 days. Were confident youll discover what we have learned. Namely, that life becomes much more exciting and fulfilling when you learn to pray grace-based prayers.

Matt & Laurie Crouch

I wish I could point people to a resource that taught believers how to pray from victory rather than for victory.

That off-hand comment by TBN President Matt Crouch during a phone call provided the inspiration for the unique devotional you hold in your hands. When I heard the phrase praying from victory, I immediately recognized the powerful paradigm to which Matt was referring.

He was talking about an utterly biblical, but poorly understood, way of approaching prayer that has profoundly impacted my own prayer life. Which is why I quickly raised my hand and said I would love to have the privilege of fulfilling that wish.

Creating this devotional was a labor of love and passion. The revolutionary truths that unfold on these pages are precious to me. Theyve not only transformed my life and relationship with my heavenly Father, theyve enabled me to pray with more power and efficacy than I dreamed possible. Indeed, I have told the members of The Cup & Table Co.the wonderful community of believers it is my privilege to pastor and teachthat this book contains the things that I most want the people I love to understand and embrace.

I want you to understand and embrace these liberating truths, too. I know that if you will, youll never pray the same way again. Each devotional concludes with a declarative prayer. In other words, a prayer that puts you in the position of partnering with God by giving voice to His will for you and for those around you.

Get ready to discover the power and joys of Praying Grace.

David A. Holland

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who

enters Gods rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.

HEBREWS 4:910 NIV

It has been said that the last 2,000 years of teaching and preaching on how to successfully live the Christian life and please God could actually be encapsulated in a simple two-word exhortation:

Try harder.

Do you keep stumbling over the same sin or habit? Try harder. Are you struggling to love unlovely and obnoxious people? Try harder. Failing time and again to rise an hour early for prayer and Bible reading? Try harder. Not giving enough? Serving enough? Witnessing enough? Attending church services enough?