Power In Prayer 2015

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Elijah was a man of prayer. The scripture teaches us he was just that- a man (see James 5:17-18.) Paul was a man whose every breath seemed to be drawn to pray. Hannah was a woman of prayer whose prayers were not born on the surface, but arose from deep down in the depths. The Lord Jesus Christ prayed powerfully and purposely in the garden of Gethsemane. He was sorrowful and very heavy and upon His face was His position. It was a time of prayer before a season of suffering (see Matthew 26:36-39.) They all were people of prayer.

One can know true purpose when the set themselves to being a man or woman of prayer.  A life of prayer will be a life of love fueled with the desire to come up close to the Lord in the prayer closet while straining and contending on the behalf of others. A life of prayer will be a life of labor that brings riches beyond that of monetary gain and earthly fortune. The ground will be fertile beneath you from your tears and sweat.  The fragrance from such a life will be as the sweet smell of honeysuckle rising through the air on a summer morning.  A life of prayer will be filled with passion and substance.  Such a life will not be lived out in the presence of man, but in the secret place before the Almighty.  Ones steps will be bold in Christ Jesus for He made the way on Calvary’s dark hill that enables us to come.  The barrier was broken through His precious blood and the violent victory that He won on the cross. The veil was rent and so the way was made that the redeemed can come boldly to God in prayer. Let's desire to live a life of prayer in 2015.