“Continue in prayer.” (Colossians 4:2)
It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred
Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples,
enforcing precepts, or pronouncing promises. We scarcely open the Bible before
we read, “Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord;” and just as we are
about to close the volume, the “Amen” of an earnest supplication meets our ear.
Instances are plentiful. Here we find a wrestling Jacob – there a Daniel who
prayed three times a day – and a David who with all of his heart called upon
his God. On the mountain we see Elias; in the dungeon Paul and Silas. We have
multitudes of commands, and myriads of promises. What does this teach us, but
the sacred importance and necessity of prayer? We may be certain that whatever
God has made prominent in his Word, he intended to be conspicuous in our lives.
If he has said much about prayer, it is because he knows we have much need of
it. So deep are our necessities, that until we are in heaven we must not cease
to pray. Dost thou want nothing? Then, I fear thou dost not know thy poverty.
Hast thou no mercy to ask of God? Then, may the Lord’s mercy show thee thy
misery! A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the
believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying
saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort,
the strength, the honor of a Christian. If thou be a child of God, thou wilt
seek thy Father’s face, and live in thy Father’s love. Pray that this year thou
mayst be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ,
and enter oftener into the banqueting-house of his love. Pray that thou mayst
be an example and a blessing unto others, and that thou mayst live more to the
glory of thy Master. The motto for this year must be, “Continue in prayer.”
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