https://odb.org/2024/07/15/devoted-to-prayer
As believers, we are taught from the start to pray. In fact, the first thing we do when we come to faith is to say or pray the sinner’s prayer. We speak to the Father in Heaven and seek His forgiveness as we confess our sins and acknowledge that we are sinners. We then repent of our sins and invite Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Saviour as He had died on the cross for our sins and reconciled us back to God. But on the third day, He rose victorious over the sting of death, which is sin. Thus, He paved the way for us to have eternal life and to one day inherit the new heaven and new earth with the Tree of Life fully accessible and available to us.
Prayer is not a ritual like in the case of some other faiths, at certain times of the day, for the specified number of times a day. We don’t face any geographical location. We pray out loud or in our hearts or in the Spirit. We can pray kneeling down, seated, or even as we are about to sleep. We pray as we eat or depart from our homes, asking that the Lord blesses and sanctifies our food and grants us journey mercy but always thanking the Lord for His provision, protection, and providence.
In Collossians 4:2, Paul taught us to continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving. Prayer needs to be earnest or with devotion and dedication. That means consistency. At the same time, we must be watchful as to what is happening in both the physical and spiritual realms. In addition, we always pray with thanksgiving, thanking God for His goodness in our lives and for the things He is doing in our midst. We pray expecting God to move, and yet we are grateful for Him being part of our lives.
I just like to end today’s message with this passage of Scripture from Colossians 4:6 – Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. As Christians, as much as we should be frank and honest in the words we utter, we must be wise and gracious. Our hearts must always be uplifting to encourage and support and to build up someone’s faith and confidence.
Have a great week ahead, everyone!
Ronnie's Thoughts 