SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE OF
PRAYER
Memorise: Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Romans 12:12
Read: Ephesians 6:18, Bible
in one year: 2 Kings 23:28-25:30, Proverbs 25:15-28
In virtually every field of
human endeavour, there are great men and women. Be it in science, arts, sports,
politics, governance and region, history is full of people regarded as great in
these various fields. Many of such people were given to causes that are
ephemeral and mundane. One common denominator in the life of such people or
anyone that would be a success is ‘discipline’. What worthy thing it is
therefore, when we apply the effort of self-discipline in the area of the one
thing that is an avenue of attracting the favour and immense power of God to
work on our behalf. This worthy avenue of drawing God’s power is prayer.
The Bible commands us to pray
always. Many people would ordinarily find it easier to spend time chatting
either in the real world or in virtual cyber space than in praying always as
the Bible commands. Note that God wants to manifest His glory in your life. But
then, prayer is never at home with the flesh, rather, the flesh wants to gist
or while away the time in some other way. This is why prayer is a discipline, a
spiritual discipline. Know that it is more profitable for you to pray than to
occupy your time with some other mundane things. Put the flesh in its place, discipline
your flesh and be compelled to pray.
How is it possible to pray
always? Would we not be violating the word of God if we abandon our other
responsibilities and spend all of our time on our knees by our bedside praying?
Yes we will be. What is actually required of us is that our hearts must be
attuned to God at all times, such that whether we are at home cooking in
kitchen or at the bus stop awaiting the arrival of a bus or on the wheel
driving, a silent upward communication link is not far from us. With such heart
posture, it is a usual thing to thank God for virtually every seemingly little
but advantages thing, as well as thanking Him for things that do not appear to
be our advantage. Such heart will always be full of heavenly joy, accompanied
with a whisper of: all things work together for good to them that love God
(Romans 8:28), besides, for those that are baptized in the Holy Spirit, the
ability to pray always is easier, as such a person can almost ceaselessly carry
on praying in tongues quietly, irrespective of what he or she may be busy
doing, except when he or she needs to pause to attend to someone. So much gets
accomplished while praying in the spirit. The whole demand in Ephesians 6:18
can easily be accomplished by doing so. That is the reason why you should be
baptized in the Holy Spirit if you are not.
Prayer Point
Pray that God will help you
to be more disciplined in praying.
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