Necessary Prayer

Necessary Prayer

Colossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving…

Have you ever been in a situation where you could not breathe? I remember once when I got caught up under a pile of bodies in a high school football game. I was laying on my back with several large players on top of me, and the pressure would not allow my chest to expand. I could not breathe. The referees seemed to be slow in getting the pile off me, and in a short time I was beginning to feel a sense of panic. I was fighting to breathe.

In the Bible Christians are commanded to pray hundreds of times. For the true Christian, prayer is not an option; it is absolutely necessary. Just as breathing is necessary to maintain physical life, prayer is necessary to maintain spiritual life. If you stop breathing, you die physically. If you stop praying, you die spiritually. So, Christians should desire prayer just as much as they desire to draw a breath. We cannot allow anything to stop us from continually praying. Scripture commands us to pray. Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) In everything pray. (Philippians 4:6)

Let me end this devotion by praying for you just as John prayed for the people he loved. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2) And if you cannot think of anything to pray for today, please pray for me and my family. Let us cover each other in prayer.

Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie