Moment With The Master
“Persistent Prayer”
Categories: Moment With The Master"Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,"(Luke 18:1)
Listen to our church announcements and you will find something revealing about our prayers. Bob has cancer- Lets keep him in our prayers. Jimmy has lost his job- remember him in your prayers. These are certainly situations that should invite our supplications! However, in each these examples our prayers seem to be limited to specific settings. While these situations should invoke our petitions, the practice of prayer should not have such boundaries. Prayer belongs almost anywhere at any time. Paul says, "pray without ceasing," (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
The Christian is always to be devoted in prayer. (Colossians 4:2) His life is to be directed by a constant prayerful attitude that is appropriate in almost all situations. It is to be an essential part of the way in which he is programmed.
By this prayerful attitude, his life remains focused on things that are godly. Trying to manage your life without prayer is like trying to ford a mighty river without the paddle. By prayer one can solicit the blessings of the Creator and accomplish the seemingly impossible!
By George Slove
