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"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 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 honour 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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