Did You Think to Pray?
GREAT SONGS OF THE CHURCH
(Devotional in Prayer)
“…praying at all times in the Spirit with all prayer and supplication…â€
(Ephesians 6:18)
E.M. Bounds wrote, “Prayer links human weakness with the power of the over-coming Son†(The Possibilities of Prayer). Prayer, for the Christian, is a privilege. It is founded upon the promises and precepts of Scripture, “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us…†(Ephesians 3:20). And, “pray without ceasing†(1 Thessalonians 5:17). And, again, “First, of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” (1 Timothy 2:1).
The question, “Did you think to pray?†is a humble reminder that one would pray. To be devotionally committed to God through Christ in prayer is but an excursion through this life hand in hand with one’s Creator and Redeemer. We say that it is a privilege because non-Christians, the unbaptized or nominal backslider, will not come around to such a devotional approach to life. But, to the faithful, the hour of prayer is always at hand; the act of prayer is always a blessing; and the life of prayer is always about a relationship with one’s Lord.
There may be something for which you need to pray right now. May you be informed that the God of heaven hears prayer (1 John 5:14,15).
– Robert M. Housby