There must be persistence in prayer. "A perpetual incense before the
Lord throughout your generations: (Ex. 30:8). The two parables on
prayer, Lk 11 & 18 teach one main thing, "Keep on asking". We should
pray in the morning and in the evening, but we also should be in a
constant attitude of prayer all day long. Moment by moment, as the need
arises, the smoke of our incense should ascend to God all through the
day; no matter where we are. Christ, even on the cross, amid all the
jeering and scoffing, prayed to God. We need to develop the habit of
prayer so that at the very moment of need we can cry out to God from
hearts that stay in tune with Him.
It was said of Charles Spurgeon that he glided from laughter to prayer
with the ease of one who lived in both elements. He was always in touch
with God, so it was as natural for him to pray as to breathe. This is
praying without ceasing. Nothing is too trivial or too great to bring to
God, so pray without ceasing.
Practical application: God asks us to "Pray the Lord of the harvest,
that he will send forth laborers into the harvest" "The harvest truly is
plenteous but the laborers are few" Matt. 9:37, 38. Studies show that
less than 5% of Christians ever lead a soul to Christ. The results? "But
while men (Christians) slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the
wheat." America is drowning, with tares chocking out the wheat. America
was founded on God and Christian principles. Now the tares, unbelievers,
atheists, irreligious, godless and the likes are doing everything
possible to rule out God, the Bible and Christianity.
When have you heard prayed in your church on Sunday morning, "Send forth
laborers." When have YOU prayed what God told us to pray, "Send forth
laborers". this is not to criticize them or you but to awaken us to
pray, with persistence, what God told us to pray. Remember, we are to
"keep on asking." Politicians cannot change people. We can lead them to
Christ and He can change them for "if any man be in Christ he is a new
creature" 2 Cor. 5:17. We Christians are to blame for not leading people
to Christ and we MUST obey God and like Peter say, "At thy word, I will"
Lk 5:5 and go "fishing for men" to change them, our nation and the
world. Make sense? Love you and want to help turn the world back to God.
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