The unsung
heroes in the Christian world are the prayer warriors. No one knows the
fervency and hours of prayer that we put into our ministry.
In fact,
when I suggest to someone that prayer is the best ministry, especially in our
later years, people tend to ignore me or discount what I am saying.
They treat
prayer as an appendage to our Christian walk, they use prayer as a last resort
in solving any trial, and they would rather perform a ministry that is more
public and receives more acclaim in this world.
Much is said
about the power of a "mother's prayer" for her children. The hours we
spend on our knees in intercession for our children are only mentioned when one
of our children returns to faith in God and service to our King of kings.
Children
often think that they know better than their parents. Many of our children end
up clinging to their pride and rebellion and never come back to the faith that
we as parents teach them and exemplify for them throughout their lives.
God's Word exhorts
us that if we train our children in the way that they should go, when they are
old, they will never depart from it (Proverbs 22:6). Yet, God gives all of us a
free will, and people die every day without having known the wonder of a
personal relationship with our living Lord (John 3:18).
Of the
thousands of people that Jesus ministered to and even fed during His earthly
ministry, only 120 were in the upper room to receive His Spirit on the day of
Pentecost.
People are
often hard-hearted, self-willed and stubbornly cling to the ways of the world.
Yet, the unsung heroes of our faith continue to dependably minister in
intercession for the lost, the sick, the poor and the oppressed (2 Corinthians
1:11; Philippians 1:19).
Prayer:
Father
God, life holds no surprises to You. As we walk in Your love, we pray without
ceasing, enter Your rest and delight in Your ways. Our committed walk unfolds
before us in one accord with Your perfect will for each one of us. Even if we
end up in a foreign country, in jail, in the hospital or in the nursing home,
we completely surrender to Your will, because You have a ministry for us there,
including that of a prayer warrior.
We
want to trust in Your protection of us each day of our life. You are with us
and Your Spirit will guide and direct us no matter where we live, or with whom
we live, or even if we live alone. Your faithfulness gives us the faith to
cross the river into the promised land of a life spent with You. We enter into
this intimate union with You that is perfect and eternal. We maintain our faith
in Your faithfulness, and we trust You in every area of our life.
Thought
for the Day:
When we surrender our life to the Lordship of Jesus
Christ we enter the realm of abundant life, which He promises to every Authentic Believer; we have
the ear of God, so we can step up into this role as a prayer warrior, and
exponentially increase our effect on the Kingdom of God.
- John 10:10; 1 John 5:14-15
