A mans spiritual life is only as good as his prayer life. -Leonard Ravenhill.
Really think about the quote just for a moment. There. It hits you. Is this really true? You can bet it is. First of all let's recall something. What did Jesus do when he was dying on the cross? PRAY. What did he do when he was with his disciples at the last supper? PRAY. When Jesus went to the garden of Gethsemane with his disciples what did he do? PRAY. And when he went on the mountain, where the sermon of the mount' was written what was he doing? PRAYING. Obviously, prayer is much more important then we think. If Jesus prayed so many times, we ought to do the same. And those weren't the only times he prayed. He prayed A LOT more. And I'm sure, had he stayed on Earth longer than he did, he would PRAY. PRAY.
But then we say, "Prayer is important, yes, but is it the definition of my spiritual life? Is my spiritual life only as good as my prayer life?" Yes, it is. Well let's say this. "What is the definition of a spiritual life?" I'll answer that, A relationship with God. A RELATIONSHIP. How many or your relationships are kept up without talking to one another? HUH? And God is God. He is a FULL bucket and doesn't NEED anyone. So you better talk to him, if you want to keep your relationship going with him. It's vital and it's urgent. We don't realize anymore the importance and urgency of things. YOUR PRAYER LIFE IS URGENT.
Definition of urgent: a : calling for immediate attention : pressing <urgent appeals> <an urgent need> b : conveying a sense of urgency
I cannot convey the urgency of prayer lives. IT IS SO URGENT. And DON'T EVER underestimate the GREAT and DIVINE POWER or prayer. NEVER underestimate it. Another quote:
The devil keeps you satisfied with prideful things because he doesn't want you to discover the glory of God. He won't run away because you said a five minute prayer -Leonard Ravenhill.
Do you hear that? You can first of all discover the GLORY of God, through prayer and meditation in his word. Notice prayer and meditation are EQUAL. That means if you read the bible everyday of your life it won't amount to anything without prayer and grace. You can know the bible like the back of your hand, and it will NOT help if you don't have an ONGOING relationship with God. And having a relationship with God isn't by being silent. AND.. FIVE MINUTES WON'T SCARE THE DEVIL AWAY. It won't. I love that quote because it's scary but its the TRUTH. And isn't that just terrible that the Devil keeps us satisfied with prideful things. Do you hear that? YOU ARE BEING SATISFIED WITH PRIDEFUL THINGS!!!! WE ALL ARE! I AM, YOU ARE, AND THE WORLD IS!
And that is NO understatement. The devil has taken more control of the world now than he has ever in all of history. Here's a question: Do YOU believe that WE can stop him through prayer? Do you? We CAN. If the church would step up and be the bride God intended, even through prayer, we could achieve SO much. But we have all, all fallen away. The devil turned us the moment we thought that praying was no longer important. TODAY is the DAY that we most need PRAYER. The most unholy, terrible times will need prayer. And DON'T PRAY the worthless prayer, "I pray for the nation that you will make it better." NO "I PRAY HOLY FATHER THAT YOU WILL GIVE YOUR MIGHTY GRACE IN THIS TERRIBLE DAY. I PRAY FOR ALL THE SOULS THAT ARE LOST THAT YOU WILL REVEAL YOUR MIGHTY HAND IN THEIR LIVES. And Father, I PRAY that you will bring a HOLY GHOST Revival." Don't talk to God is texts: short and unemotional. Talk to him like he's your God. Its just like the saying 'if you pray while your angry, you might as well not. If you give an offering with a grudging heart, you might as well not.' Don't PRAY because you have to! PRAY BECAUSE YOU WANT TO. BECAUSE YOU LOVE GOD. BECAUSE YOU LOVE GOD. because you love God. Because YOU as his child LOVE him. Do you love God?
And again, for hope remember this verse, Isaiah 59:1, "Behold, the LORD's hand is not so short that it cannot save; Neither is His ear so dull that it cannot hear."
He will hear you. He promised you that he WILL hear you. Now let him hear you. And when you pray, pray for the LOST souls. The SOULS that adamantly ignore God, the SOULS that don't know him, and the SOULS that think they know him. PRAY. PRAY. PRAY. Because these days are URGENT DAYS. You can do so much with prayer. I will tell you this, it is your greatest weapon against the devil.
Your greatest weapon, your greatest hope is prayer. Repent and Pray. Let the devil know that you are a prayer warrior. Let the WORLD know that YOU are a prayer warrior.
So repent and be forgiven......and pray.
~Hope your day is awesome.
{And may everything you do be for His Glory}
-hannah
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