great resources of power in the world

Of all the great resources of power in the world – nuclear, atomic, electrical, dynamite – none compares to the power of prayer.

Luke 18:1 says prayer should be a constant in our lives.

Webster defines prayer as speaking and making known one’s desires to God.

In the Bible, “prayer” means “wishing towards God.”

David describes “prayer” as the “turning of the soul to God.” Psalm 25:1 – “Unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.”

As we lift up our souls unto God in prayer, it gives God an opportunity to do what He will in us, with us, and through us. Literally, it is putting ourselves at God’s disposal.

The most important lesson and our most important activity is prayer.

Prayer puts God in full force in us and in our world. His Kingdom work begins with and continues with prayer. When we pray, we increase and God’s Kingdom is advanced. The world then is shaped by prayer.

The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be and the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Satan is hindered, interfered with, limited and stopped to the degree that prayer abounds.

God values prayer so much that He bestows no blessings without it. Any intervention by God on the earth is in response to someone praying. Often we think of prayer as an outlet for expressing what we need – a cry to God for help. But prayer is the asking of God to fulfill His needs.

God’s original idea of prayer is accomplishing His purpose through the prayers of believers. Even in our own personal needs, prayer helps us tap into His way of helping us.

Literally, prayer is putting God to work through us in order to accomplish His purpose.

Isaiah 64:4 – “For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who (earnestly) waits for Him.”

To fail to pray excludes God from working in and through us and leaves us as the mere victim of circumstance when prayer could make us the master of circumstance.