1 Timothy 2 -- A LOT About Prayer

I was reminded of some very interesting things about prayer from my commentary today.  Some great thoughts from Warren Wiersbe:

 

“Prayer is most important in the public worship of the church …

Many pastors spend more time on the announcements than they do in prayer….

Much prayer, much power.  No prayer, no power …

Our hearts must be right with God and with each other…

We must really want to pray….

When a local church ceases to depend on prayer, God ceases to bless its ministry …

We are praying to God; prayer is an act of worship, not just an expression of our wants and needs…

There should be reverence in our hearts as we pray to God …

We not only give thanks for answers to prayers, but for who God is and what He does for us in His grace …

True Christians pray in order to please God.  This suggests that we must pray in the will of God, because it certainly does not please the Father when we pray selfishly …

Effective prayer, then, demands that I be in right relationship with God and with my fellow believers.  If we spent more time preparing to pray and getting our hearts right before God, our prayers would be more effective.

 

Father, too many times I rush to pray.  I save prayer for last rather than praying throughout my quiet times.  I admit that I don’t pray enough, and by not doing so, I am failing to use the spiritual power that You provide us as believers.  Help me to converse with You more.  Prepare my heart each time before I pray, and help me not to have disputes with other believers, for that hinders the effectiveness of my prayers.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford