Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 This may be a short verse, but there is a lot packed into it, with three specific instructions: Be attentive, be alert, be appreciative. Prayer is important to our Christian walk and yet we often neglect it, and in neglecting prayer, we are… Continue reading Faithful Watchful Thankful
Category: Prayer
Prayer – An Essential Habit
Pray then like this: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name” Matthew 6:9 Prayer was essential to the Lord Jesus, and he was in the habit of rising early, going someplace quiet, and talking to his Father. These conversations were vital to everything that the Lord would face and what he was… Continue reading Prayer – An Essential Habit
High Priestly Prayer (3of3)
Perfect Unity “The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one.” John 17:22 The Lord Jesus had sent the disciples out to spread the truth of the gospel to everyone who would listen. So, when Jesus prayed this prayer, he was not… Continue reading High Priestly Prayer (3of3)
Patient and Persistent
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary’. Luke 18:2,3 Jesus tells the story of a man with power, authority and great responsibility. Unfortunately, he… Continue reading Patient and Persistent
Choose Prayer
Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Nehemiah 1:6 Nehemiah had been separated from his family… Continue reading Choose Prayer
Persistent Prayer
Pray without ceasing.1 Thessalonians 5:17 Prayer is one of those things that is classed as highly important but then receives low attention. Why is that? We all pray at some stage but to pray without ceasing sounds like a tall order. So, let’s break this short verse down. Pray - proseuchomai = (pros) towards + (euchomai)… Continue reading Persistent Prayer
Always Praying
Daniel 2:17,18 – Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven. I think it’s fair to say that we all have issues with prayer from time to time. We go through periods of earnestly… Continue reading Always Praying
Jealousy Unleashed
Daniel 6:16 – Then the king commanded, and Daniel was bought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” Not everyone was happy with the amount of power and influence that Daniel had been given by Darius – ‘the presidents and the… Continue reading Jealousy Unleashed
Intercession
Daniel 9:3 – Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. Daniel truly was a man of prayer – ‘He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God.’ He may have… Continue reading Intercession
Prayer and Patience
Daniel 10:12 – Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. Daniel had entered into 21 days of prayer, fasting and mourning but we… Continue reading Prayer and Patience
Narrow Path Ministries 