Why Should We Pray?
by David J. Stewart | May 2015
Philippians 4:6-7, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Oh how the believer needs prayer. Oh how our churches need
prayer today. The Word of God has so much to teach about prayer.
My friend, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble
(James 4:6). Humble Christians are praying Christians. If we
don't pray, it is because we are proud. Prayer is evidence of
dependence upon the Lord. If we don't pray, we are saying, “God,
I don't need your help, I can make it alone by myself.” Truly,
we all DO VERY MUCH need the Lord's help as believers in
everything that we say and do.
I certainly need and desperately want God's grace, mercy, help, encouragement, power, comfort, love and presence to sustain me in all that I do. I need to walk with my God. I cannot make it alone. I need my Savior every moment of each and every day. Jesus is my best and only true friend. I enjoy knowing that God enjoys my fellowship with Him. If God is happy, that makes me happy. I need His presence each day, just me and Him.
I have learned to pray at all times, as things come to mind throughout the day. I do have a prayer list, with a magnet holding it to my refrigerator door, but the bulk of my prayer is done randomly throughout the day, as I am thinking about things. I believe this is why the Holy Bible commands us to “PRAY WITHOUT CEASING” in 1st Thessalonians 5:17. God knew that we couldn't possibly remember everything that we should pray about, so God makes it easy for us by letting us pray throughout the day, praying as we remember names, people and places.
Some believers are embarrassed to talk about prayer, or to pray in public with others. That's OK! I always volunteer to prayer over meals, since I love Jesus and have no problem praying to my precious Savior in public over a meal.
And again in our precious text passage of Scripture from Philippians 4:6-7 we ought to to approach IN EVERY THING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION WITH B THANKSGIVING LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN UNTO GOD.
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“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)” —Hebrews 10:23
