"but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4 NKJV)
Receiving teaching on prayer is not the same thing as praying. Before a man can pray effectively he must be adequately informed from God's word, yet acquiring relevant information will not take the place of prayer. Until you have prayed you have not prayed.
Relishing and talking about the prayer life of the partriachs of fait hwill not supply the want of prayer; you must get to a point where you actually "give yourself over" to prayer. Giving yourself over mean, to be sold-out to; to be pre-occupied with; to be taken over by; to be engrossed in; and to be busy continuously with - prayer.
We must be given over to prayer until Jesus, the Head of the hurch, take notice that we are real praying men like He took notice of certain commendable attributes in the churches of Asia in Revelation 2 & 3.
Did I meet you praying?
Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Prayer Spree (5)
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Friday, March 2, 2012
Burning Passion For God (3)
" But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Heb.11:6)
Emphasy is 'here' placed on diligently seeking God.
Seeking, not as of searching for what you don't have, but in context, cultivating fellowship with Him who has found you.
To love God is to seek Him, and is to do it diligently - in ceaseless prayer and constant meditation in His word.
At the very foundation of our love for God lies communion with Him. Whoever you don't have time for or spend time with, you don't really love. Whatever you are preoccupied with that's making you too busy to spend time with God is what you love more than God.
You couldn't come near the saints of yester years and not feel the heat of their desire after God - they tarried with God in solitude, day and night, in and out of season; their hearts were filled with torrent of burning desire after God. What an example!
I recommend the cultivation of this mighty longing after God, for the believer's soul is originally designed by God to be ablaze for Him ...to love and serve Him!
Emphasy is 'here' placed on diligently seeking God.
Seeking, not as of searching for what you don't have, but in context, cultivating fellowship with Him who has found you.
To love God is to seek Him, and is to do it diligently - in ceaseless prayer and constant meditation in His word.
At the very foundation of our love for God lies communion with Him. Whoever you don't have time for or spend time with, you don't really love. Whatever you are preoccupied with that's making you too busy to spend time with God is what you love more than God.
You couldn't come near the saints of yester years and not feel the heat of their desire after God - they tarried with God in solitude, day and night, in and out of season; their hearts were filled with torrent of burning desire after God. What an example!
I recommend the cultivation of this mighty longing after God, for the believer's soul is originally designed by God to be ablaze for Him ...to love and serve Him!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Prayer Spree (3)
"Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer" (Rom.12:11-12)
Steadfast continuance in prayer require utmost diligence and tough minded discipline as an attitude of the heart.
One of the prime reasons christians are not given over to prayer is Laziness, general disinclination to labor. We opt out too early; we have little or no idea about the endurance and perseverance in prayer that bible talks about (Eph.6:18); being lilly-livered, as though we are mere men, we gravitate towards the path of least resistance and the inevitable result is here all around us - carnal mindedness, insensitivity to the spirit, weakness in the face of opposition (especially spiritual) are few of the many proves of our prayerlessness.
None of the benefits of redemption can be acquired by prayer, they are gifts received by grace through faith alone; mind you, a prayerless man will find it difficult and almost impossible to walk in those benefits.
Shake-off laxity from your mind, and give yourself over to copious continuous prayers, persevering in the same with thanksgiving.
Have you started praying?
Steadfast continuance in prayer require utmost diligence and tough minded discipline as an attitude of the heart.
One of the prime reasons christians are not given over to prayer is Laziness, general disinclination to labor. We opt out too early; we have little or no idea about the endurance and perseverance in prayer that bible talks about (Eph.6:18); being lilly-livered, as though we are mere men, we gravitate towards the path of least resistance and the inevitable result is here all around us - carnal mindedness, insensitivity to the spirit, weakness in the face of opposition (especially spiritual) are few of the many proves of our prayerlessness.
None of the benefits of redemption can be acquired by prayer, they are gifts received by grace through faith alone; mind you, a prayerless man will find it difficult and almost impossible to walk in those benefits.
Shake-off laxity from your mind, and give yourself over to copious continuous prayers, persevering in the same with thanksgiving.
Have you started praying?
Prayer Spree (3)
"Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer" (Rom.12:11-12)
Steadfast continuance in prayer require utmost diligence and tough minded discipline as an attitude of the heart.
One of the prime reasons christians are not given over to prayer is Laziness, general disinclination to labor. We opt out too early; we have little or no idea about the endurance and perseverance in prayer that bible talks about (Eph.6:18); being lilly-livered, as though we are mere men, we gravitate towards the path of least resistance and the inevitable result is here all around us - carnal mindedness, insensitivity to the spirit, weakness in the face of opposition (especially spiritual) are few of the many proves of our prayerlessness.
None of the benefits of redemption can be acquired by prayer, they are gifts received by grace through faith alone; mind you, a prayerless man will find it difficult and almost impossible to walk in those benefits.
Shake-off laxity from your mind, and give yourself over to copious continuous prayers, persevering in the same with thanksgiving.
Have you started praying?
Steadfast continuance in prayer require utmost diligence and tough minded discipline as an attitude of the heart.
One of the prime reasons christians are not given over to prayer is Laziness, general disinclination to labor. We opt out too early; we have little or no idea about the endurance and perseverance in prayer that bible talks about (Eph.6:18); being lilly-livered, as though we are mere men, we gravitate towards the path of least resistance and the inevitable result is here all around us - carnal mindedness, insensitivity to the spirit, weakness in the face of opposition (especially spiritual) are few of the many proves of our prayerlessness.
None of the benefits of redemption can be acquired by prayer, they are gifts received by grace through faith alone; mind you, a prayerless man will find it difficult and almost impossible to walk in those benefits.
Shake-off laxity from your mind, and give yourself over to copious continuous prayers, persevering in the same with thanksgiving.
Have you started praying?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Prayer Spree (2)
"Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving" (Col.4:2)
You can not finish praying, you can only stop praying!
Knowing that prayer is primarily a communion with God, it must always be in progress - continuing earnestly inspite of odds and contradictions;
He that can't persevere in prayer in d face of alluring distractions and daring odds cannot go far with God. If you find it easy to always chicken-out of praying for any reason whatsoever you will be 'weak' generally in the issues of life.
I dare submit to you that, a prayerless heart is a weak heart!
Prayer strengthens the soul and fortifies the heart.
Start praying, Continue praying, and don't stop praying (1Thes.5:17).
I challenge you to make praying the predominant occupation of your heart (Acts 6:4;), do it always and all the time ...pray, pray and pray!
You can not finish praying, you can only stop praying!
Knowing that prayer is primarily a communion with God, it must always be in progress - continuing earnestly inspite of odds and contradictions;
He that can't persevere in prayer in d face of alluring distractions and daring odds cannot go far with God. If you find it easy to always chicken-out of praying for any reason whatsoever you will be 'weak' generally in the issues of life.
I dare submit to you that, a prayerless heart is a weak heart!
Prayer strengthens the soul and fortifies the heart.
Start praying, Continue praying, and don't stop praying (1Thes.5:17).
I challenge you to make praying the predominant occupation of your heart (Acts 6:4;), do it always and all the time ...pray, pray and pray!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Prayer Spree (1)
"Pray without ceasing" (1Thes.5:17)
This is a command not an advice;and it shows that, prayer for a christian, is a constant!
How relevant this command is in our days!
These days in which the affairs of this world and deceitfulness of riches have distracted many saints from their Lord; the love of many have waxed cold and the Lord Jesus is no more recognized even in the house of His friends: At such a time as this, the Christian must fix the gaze of His soul on His Lord in constant and consistent communion ...praying always with all manner of prayer and supplications in the Spirit.
Pray in the morning, noon and afternoon; pray at twilight, evening and night. Pray when it is convenient and when it is not, even when your hands are occupied with physical tasks, let your heart be busy communing with God underneath your breath.
Pray, pray and pray! and having prayed well, continue to pray!
Don't postpone it, start right away and just continue! ok?
This is a command not an advice;and it shows that, prayer for a christian, is a constant!
How relevant this command is in our days!
These days in which the affairs of this world and deceitfulness of riches have distracted many saints from their Lord; the love of many have waxed cold and the Lord Jesus is no more recognized even in the house of His friends: At such a time as this, the Christian must fix the gaze of His soul on His Lord in constant and consistent communion ...praying always with all manner of prayer and supplications in the Spirit.
Pray in the morning, noon and afternoon; pray at twilight, evening and night. Pray when it is convenient and when it is not, even when your hands are occupied with physical tasks, let your heart be busy communing with God underneath your breath.
Pray, pray and pray! and having prayed well, continue to pray!
Don't postpone it, start right away and just continue! ok?
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