Nov 17
Persistent Outpouring of Supplication
Col. 4:2 [show/hide]Colossians 4:2
Further Instructions
[2]Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. (ESV)
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.
Steadfast continuance in prayer must never be hindered by the want of sensible enjoyment; in fact, it is a safe maxim that the less joy, the more need. Cessation of communion with God, for whatever cause, only makes the more difficult its resumption and the recovery of the prayer habit and prayer spirit; whereas the persistent outpouring of supplication, together with continued activity in the service of God, soon brings back the lost joy. Whenever, therefore, one yields to spiritual depression so as to abandon, or even to suspend closet communion of Christian work, the devil triumphs. – A.T. Pierson, in “George Muller of Bristol.”
Never do we need so much to pray as when we have the least inclination to. When we do not feel like praying we should pray till we do. It is a good help to awaken the spirit of prayer to read some book on answers to prayer. As we consider the wonders God has wrought in answer to prayer we too shall be moved to pray.
- Daily Meditations For Prayer.
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