Prayer is an often times misunderstood and misused aspect of a Christian life, prayer is so much more than simply asking God to do this for you, or to give you that, or even about asking for forgiveness, becuase while all of these can be things to include in your prayers, they are not the main purpose behind prayer. The primary purpose behind prayer can be found when we look at God’s heart and His desire for us and our lives. God has always sought a relationship with His people, God wanted to know the Israelites and for them to know Him, He wanted to talk with them, but they rejected this and asked to have Moses act as a mouthpiece instead, God walked and talked with Adam in the garden, this is what God has always wanted from each person, to have a genuine relationship. Prayer then, is not simply coming and asking for something, but rather prayer is a way to talk with God, and for God to talk to us. When we pray it should be more about having a conversation with God, and getting to know Him more, more so than it should be about asking for our personal wishes to come true. Jesus tells us that God knows of our needs before we come to Him, and that we should not use vain repetitions. When we pray we should be using that time to grow our spirits and to grow closer to God, in prayer the veil is thinnest, we are closest to God, and it is here that all other things begin to fall into their proper places, Jesus’ ministry began with prayer, many of the prophets would be in prayer before receiving God’s word. I would urge each of us to use our prayer to draw nearer to God, pray as often as you can, establish your place and time that you will pray each day, and be committed to it. He who is faithful in small will be faithful in much. The more time you spend in prayer with God, talking to Him and listening you will begin to be able to recognize when God is speaking to you, for God does not always speak in a booming voice, but at times His voice is a still small whisper. Now more so than ever it is important for people to focus on their relationship with God, to get to know Him, and to be known of Him. Jesus lived a life of prayer, and we should seek to do the same, that we may do the will of the Father.

 

Amen.

The book of Daniel, chapter 10:13 gives us a small glimpse into how the spiritual war affects us, this verse states that an angel was sent to deliver a message to Daniel, however he was withstood by the prince of Persia, and that Micheal, one of the chief princes, sometimes referred to as an archangel, had to come and help. In verse 19 this same angel says he must again return to fight against that prince of Persia. Right now here in America we are faced with a similar power struggle, a fight between spiritual wickedness in high places, or that of our most high God, anyone who watches the events through the eyes willing to seek the truth knows how dark things are getting, when those of the church of Satan can declare themselves the good guys, when sin is rampant and men and women are falling further and further into a state of ignorance. But this does not have to be the end of the story, as Christian men and women we have not only the right, but the power to affect this, and with elections coming up soon it is more important now than ever before that we not only pray, but get out and do what we can to save the people of our nation. I did not support trump during the initial campaign, in fact there were other candidates that I had intended to vote for instead, and there are many things he has done wrong in his life, but God has a plan, and if God intended for Darius to be in power, and sent an angel to confirm and strengthen him (Daniel 11:1) then he can do so for a man who is willing to bring prayer back into our nations capital. The enemy of our God and our nation seek to demonize, to destroy, they seek to bring to power one who is far worse, and this cannot be allowed to happen. Christians must begin to pray, to pray for heavens armies to fight, to pray for God’s will to be done, and to pray that God can save us all.

Amen