God loves the prayers of His Saints. In fact, God considers
our prayers, and our gifts to the poor, as an offering directly to Him (Acts 10:4; Matthew 25:45). God does
not require us to pray in any certain way, at any certain time or using any
certain words. The Bible suggests that we pray from our heart in Jesus’ name,
in order to invoke all of His power behind our words (John 14:13). In
reality, prayer is not an action, but a way of life. It is our communication
with our Living Lord.
The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. This means that
we live every moment of our day as a prayer to God. We commune with His Spirit
to find out what He has planned for each moment of our day (Ephesians 2:8-10). In
fact, the Holy Spirit actually prays for us according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-27). We
really have need of nothing, because He promises to provide all of our needs,
as we seek first His Kingdom (Matthew 6:33).
Christ makes us complete in Him (Colossians 2:10). Prayer
enables us to separate our self from the roller coaster of life by entering
into God’s rest (Hebrews
4:10). He lives in us and also through us at home, work, church
and in our community. He gives us the gifts and spiritual fruit we need to
accomplish His will for our life (Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; Galatians 5:22-23). He even
enables us to forgive others, so that He can forgive us (Mark 11:25).
We cannot overcome this world, unless the Spirit does it
for us (1 John 5:4).
Therefore, walking in the Spirit is the foundation for every other discipline
and gift God desires for us to receive. The more we walk in the Spirit, the
less we desire anything offered to us by the world, the flesh and the devil (Romans 5:16, 25). This
works on the same principle as dispelling darkness from the room. The only way
to accomplish this feat is by turning on the Light (1 John 1:5-7).
Prayer:
Father God, the closer we walk to You, the further the
devil stays away from us, the less we want to sin and the more we accomplish
Your will for our life. You chose us before You created the world. This both
humbles and excites us. Help us to walk holy and blameless in Your sight (Ephesians 1:4). Teach us
to develop prayer as a way of life, which never ceases. Draw us close to You,
and never let us go (James
4:8). Remind us that You created us to work for Your Kingdom, not for our
own goals, ambitions and desires (Ephesians 2:10).
Thought for the Day:
We desire to walk firmly rooted and built up in Christ, living
in His will and brimming over with thankfulness. – Colossians 2:7