Sunday, 11 Jan.
2015
PRAYER
AS A WAY OF LIFE
by
Sis. Cristy and Bro. Rolly Custodio
Spiritual
Life’s Top Priority is Prayer (Part-1)
“He…often withdrew…and
prayed.”Lk 5:16 NKJV
Today’s Devotion:
Prayer is foundational to your individual Christian life, and also to the life and ministry of your church. Like a foundation that secures a building, prayer gives you something trustworthy on which to rest. No wonder Satan works overtime to keep you busy and distracted so that you lose regular in-depth communication with your heavenly Father. But there’s one person against whom Satan couldn’t make headway when it came to trying to disrupt His prayer life: Jesus.
And
He’s the great example of what your prayer life should be. He began and ended
His public ministry in prayer. In Mark chapter one, on one of the busiest days
of His life, we see Jesus getting up before daylight to pray. Luke writes,
“He…often withdrew…and prayed.” It was His regular daily habit! In the Garden
of Gethsemane He prayed with an intensity none of us will ever know. No wonder
the disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray. Just how important is
prayer? Ask Peter. It was the prayers of Christ that kept him from wiping out
completely when he denied his Lord; they salvaged him, and eventually promoted
him to leadership in the church. And the only reason you don’t fail more often is because Jesus
is praying for you too (See Jn 17:20; Heb 7:25).
Application:
The
application is pretty obvious: If Jesus needed to pray—so do you. Furthermore,
if you’re waiting until you feel like it, or for the Spirit to move you to
pray, you’re missing something. The Holy Spirit has already moved you to pray—through the
instruction and example Christ left you.
Prayer for Today:
Heavenly
Father thank you for your Word today. Lord thank you for teaching us to start
this year with pray and we believe Lord that this is the most important ministry
in our spiritual life. Lord helps us to understand and do consistently to pray
so that we could not be robbed by Satan in our prayer plans this year. Lord
empowers us to come and humble before you to always speak to you and share our thoughts, plans and even our
success and frustrations so that Lord you will be aware about us and we can have
confident in your Word as we continue to serve you for your glory, In Jesus
name! Amen!
Prayer for Salvation
Lord
I admit I am a sinner I repent of all my sins and I receive you into my heart
as my personal Lord and Savior Amen. If you mean that prayer above from the
bottom of your heart you are now saved. It is God’s Word that He promise in
John 3:16 that if you trust His Son Jesus you will not die but you will have
Eternal Life. Welcome to the family of God. In order to grow in your faith with
God please do these consistently starting today; 1. Pray always 2. Read your
Bible Daily 3. Attend Church Services Regularly 4. Attend Prayer Meeting and
Bible Study and serve God first place in your life, in your talent and in your
finances 5. Witness Jesus to others that they may receive salvation too.
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