Take prayer seriously.

Thursday, June 30th
Take prayer seriously.

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint”
Luke 18:1

From our opening scripture, we see that every believer is called to pray and not to give up or quit. The Bible tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.” In other words, don't stop praying. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 6:18(AMP), “Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) …” This means that we ought to take every time of prayer seriously.

Psalm 141:2 says, “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” This means that every time you are praying, you are performing a spiritual service to the Father.

Revelations 8:3 says, “And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.” This shows us that our prayers are offered to the Father as incense. But if you do not have time for prayer or you do not take times of prayer seriously, will your prayer be part of the prayers in the golden censer?

Know that every time you are praying, something spiritual is taking place. Don't trivialize or miss corporate prayer; in church services, small group meetings or gathering of believers. When we pray in such corporate assemblies with other believers, there are angels there ready to receive those prayers and mix it with incense to offer to the Father. You will definitely not lose your reward.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you for the sanctifying influence of your Spirit on my life that enables me to pray the will of the Father on every issue. I thank you Father for my prayers ascend unto you as incense sanctified of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Psalm 5:3, Psalm 55:17, Proverbs 15:8,  Mark 1:35, Revelations 5:8.

Doing the Word
Pray with all your heart always because you are offering a spiritual sacrifice to the Father which He delights in.