Living a life devoted to prayer

“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thes. 5:17.

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26  

Prayer is a conversation with God, a way to communicate your praise, anxieties, emotions, and desires with the Lord. Prayer connects us to God. Just like any relationship in your life, spending time together strengthens the relationship you have with God. That is why knowing His word and praying is so important. Moreover, it is vital to pray for others, as demonstrated by Paul and Samuel. (Eph. 1:16, 1 Sam. 12:23) Samuel considered it a sin to fail to pray for the people of Israel. Matthew 5:44 also commands us to “Love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.”

Prayer connects us to God and helps us seek his will. During his earthly ministry, Jesus often went by himself to pray and seek the Father— prayer is a vital discipline. “So He himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Luke 5:16. Jesus knew he needed time away from others to pray in private. Before we start each day, we need to be empowered by God’s word and spend a few minutes with him. We can be encouraged because Jesus’ prayer time was often interrupted, and he had compassion on the crowds and healed them. I hope this encourages you to spend a little extra time in prayer, this week and every week.

Love,

Moriah & Hope