Relevant Prayer

Personal prayer is the very lifebreath of our spiritual life, and it is the true indicator of our spiritual condition before God. We should realize what an honour it is that God created this concept of prayer for us, that we actually can come and talk to the Almighty God.

Jesus inspires us that if two of us agree on earth about anything, it will be done for us in Heaven. This doesn't mean of course that we don't need to pray at home, but we should make the effort to meet in order to pray together. James 5:16 says that the prayer of one righteous man achieves very much. If a whole church prays to God for the same thing, think how much power there will be in those collective prayers! Prayer is important because it teaches us how much we are to depend upon God, and when we pray together, it should teach us that lesson as a group,

Only those who have been truly born again can pray with power, because God hears the requests of His children above all else. In Acts 9:11 we are told that Saul of Tarsus would be found praying. Prayer is the characteristic of the true children of God. The early church was characterized by following the apostles' example of prayer; this was just as important as following in their pattern of doctrine (Acts 2:42). The command to pray as the apostles prayed is therefore as important as the command to break bread as they broke bread. The early church had prayer meetings, for example for the deliverance of Peter (Acts 12:5), and we also find them praying together as a group in Acts 1:14. This was how important prayer was to them, and they must be our example. When Paul and Barnabus were moved by the Holy Spirit to go on the first missionary journey, there was a meeting to pray over them (Acts 13:3). We should pray for the Brothers who are out travelling in preaching. We must be like our early Brothers in prayer. Let us not have the spirit of Laodicea, but let us pray for our Brothers!

Bro. Gennady (Poltava, Ukraine)


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