AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE

Then He spoke a parable to them, that
men always ought to pray and not lose
Heart (Luke 18:1 NKJV).
The Lord Jesus was very prayerful when He
walked the earth. The Bible says, “And in
the morning, rising up a great while before day, he
went out, and departed into a solitary place, and
there prayed” (Mark 1:35). In another instance, Luke
recorded that “…he went out into a mountain to pray,
and continued all night in prayer to God” (Luke 6:12).
He had an effective prayer life, which the Bible enjoins
us to emulate.
He said in Luke 18:1, “...men ought always to
pray, and not to faint.” The Apostle Paul reiterated
the same thing; he said, “Pray without ceasing” (1
Thessalonians 5:17). In 1 Timothy 2:8, he said, “I will
therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy
hands, without wrath and doubting.” This is God’s
admonition to us. We’re to live a life of prayer. How
important this is!
Having an effective prayer life isn’t just so we
could fulfil some religious obligations, no! This is where
a lot of people miss it. First, prayer is a privilege; it’s
a right given to us to communicate with the Father in
faith, through His Word, and by the Holy Ghost. That
opportunity that’s given to us to pray is something the
Father always wants us to seize.
AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE
Then He spoke a parable to them, that
men always ought to pray and not lose
heart (Luke 18:1 NKJV).
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FURTHER STUDY:
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
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Mark 11:1-26 & Numbers 16-17
Acts 24:10-21 & Psalm 57-58
Ephesians 6:18; John 15:7 & 16
Secondly, when Jesus said men ought always
to pray and not to faint, He was looking at the
connection that we have with the Father in our
constant communication that builds faith. Faith comes
by hearing the Word (Romans 10:17). Through that
fellowship, we keep hearing the Word because the
Father always speaks; He always talks to us; He always
shares His Word with us.
That’s why Paul taught us to pray, “The grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.
Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:14). The word “communion”
is translated from the Greek “Koinonia”, which also
means fellowship. Learn to take time away from
everything else to talk to the Lord in prayer; it’ll bring
an extraordinary transformation into your life that you
never thought possible.