Prayer

                           Based on the book Becoming a Prayer Warrior by Elizabeth Alves    

 

“Christians are called to a lifestyle of prayer, but many have come to see prayer as nothing more than calling upon their Heavenly Butler for daily service, or crying out to their Heavenly Lifeguard when they are drowning in their daily circumstances.  Certainly God has more for us than that.”

Payer is entering into relationship with God so we can determine His will in the matter and call His will into existence upon the earth. 

Prayer is the responsibility of ever Christian.  (Read Matthew 26:41)

Priority of Prayer?

·      Prayer was the priority in Jesus life.  He often prayed all night long. Talking with the Father took priority over His social activities.  Read  Luke 6:12

·        Prayer was a priority over Jesus physical appetite.

·        Jesus often went off to be alone with the Father.  Read Matt. 14: 23; Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12

·        Every major event and every minor decision Jesus made was shrouded with prayer. 

Note:  Jesus did not pray because He had to; Jesus prayed because He wanted to be obedient to, united with, and empowered by His Father.  Prayer is to be our priority for those same reasons. 

Let's Pray:  Thank you Lord for this amazing privelige of prayer.  Father help us to desire to go deeper with you.  Lord, help us to hunger & thirst not for the things of the world but help us to want to spend more time in your presence. Father, now I ask you to bless every reader in ways that only you can bless.  Touch their lives in such a way that they eat, drink, and sleep longing for you.  Increase this priority of prayer in each of our lives.  In Jesus precious and powerful name.....Amen.