Memorise:
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 12:12
Read: Ephesians 6:18
6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints;
Message
In virtually every field of human endeavour, there are great men and
women. Be it in science, arts, sports, politics, governance and
religion, history is full of people regarded as great in these various
fields. Many of such people were given to causes that are ephemeral and
mundane. One common denominator in the life of such people or anyone
that would be a success is ‘discipline’. What worthy thing it is
therefore, when we apply the effort of self-discipline in the area of
the one thing that is an avenue for attracting the favour and immense
power of God to work on our behalf. This worthy avenue of drawing God’s
power is prayer.
The Bible commands us to pray always. Many
people would ordinarily find it easier to spend time chatting either in
the real world or in virtual cyber space than in praying always as the
Bible commands. Note that God wants to manifest His glory in your life.
But then, prayer is never at home with the flesh, rather, the flesh
wants to gist or while away the time in some other way. This is why
prayer is a discipline, a spiritual discipline. Know that it is more
profitable for you to pray than to occupy your time with some other
mundane things. Put the flesh in its place, discipline your flesh and be
compelled to pray.
How is it possible to pray always? Would we
not be violating the word of God if we abandon our other
responsibilities and spend all of our time on our knees by our bedside
praying? Yes we will be. What is actually required of us is that our
hearts must be attuned to God at all times, such that whether we are at
home cooking in the kitchen or at the bus stop awaiting the arrival of a
bus or on the wheel driving, a silent upward communication link is not
far from us. With such heart posture, it is a usual thing to thank God
for virtually every seemingly little but advantageous thing, as well as
thanking Him for things that do not appear to be to our advantage. Such
heart will always be full of heavenly joy, accompanied with a whisper
of: all things work together for good to them that love God (Romans
8:28). Besides, for those that are baptized in the Holy Spirit, the
ability to pray always is easier, as such a person can almost
ceaselessly carry on praying in tongues quietly, irrespective of what he
or she may be busy doing, except when he or she needs to pause to
attend to someone. So much gets accomplished while praying in the
Spirit. The whole demand in Ephesians 6:18 can easily be accomplished by
doing so. That is the reason why you should get baptized in the Holy
Spirit if you are not.
Prayer Point:
Pray that God will help you to be more disciplined in praying.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 KINGS 23:28-25:30 and PROVERBS 25:15-28
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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