https://odb.org/2024/02/19/prompted-to-pray-2
I have heard before of testimonials by believers experiencing supernatural interventions in their lives in the form of a good Samaritan suddenly appearing out of practically nowhere to extend help. As suddenly as the help appeared, that person sort of vanished into the crowd, never to be found again. These believers later found out that at that precise moment, someone, in some cases in a far land, was praying for them. Thus, as the words of the song say, prayer moves the hand of God. Prayers also help in spiritual warfare as it gives strength to angels battling demonic forces in the heavenly realm.
Thus, as Paul teaches in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and in Colossians 1:3, we need to continually pray for one other. That the grace and mercy of God will always be there to safeguard and protect us, especially our hearts, when facing difficult and challenging situations. So that we keep our faith and maintain our course heavenward in this race. In addition to developing this habit to pray in the morning during our quiet time with the Lord, we should also pray before we enter into our dream world as we retire to sleep. And then, on top of that, we can pray whenever we are free. Instead of daydreaming, pray for someone. Pray as the Holy Spirit leads. That is probably what Paul meant to pray continually. We are always praying and communicating with God. We express our thoughts to Jesus any moment that we can.
Besides drawing us closer to God, prayer will help others and in the process we will become a vessel for God’s grace and mercy, love, joy and peace, His providence and blessings and supernatural powers to flow through us. As we pray, God’s transforming powers would flow through us. We are changed in the presence of a Holy God, the one and only, the Great I Am! Let Your will O Lord be done here on earth as it is in heaven! Let Your will O Lord be done through us, Your sanctified vessels of righteousness! Amen!
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