Prayer Is Essential

Essential is defined as being absolutely necessary and extremely important. I cannot think of anything more essential to the spiritual health of the believer than prayer. As the year comes to close, I look back at the tragedies some of us narrowly escaped, the tests we endured, and the pain we suffered. This glance back isn't global or even national. We only have to look as far as our own front doors.  Even our houses of worship have been subject to trials. It is only through the grace of God that we are not consumed. And it is essential that we pray, and we give thanks.


Prayer can sometimes be seen as powerful when the verbiage is great, and the tone is loud. For me, it has been in my quietest moments that I have seen the power of prayer manifest miracles. Though I may be surrounded by chaos, prayer allows me to come humbly before my God and find his peace. As followers of Jesus, we must take heed to his divine example. In the garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:29), while facing the ultimate assignment, Jesus takes the time to pray to his Father. He acknowledges the peril before him but bows to God's will for his life. I believe it was in that prayer, that Jesus found solace and strength. 
If Jesus, who is divine, recognized the need to commune with God, how can we dismiss prayer? You may be saying that you are not facing the cross, but I beg to differ. We live in a time when you don't even have to leave your house to lose your life. We don't need extraordinary circumstances to need God! Every thing we face is extraordinary without his help. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Acts 17:28, "For in him we live, and move, and have our being".  We just cannot make it without him! 


Having a relationship with God is more than the church house. It's more than the proclamation. Relationship requires communication. Prayer. Whether it's on your knees or behind the steering wheel, bow your heart to God. Let him hear what concerns you. Let him hear your gratitude. Ask him for forgiveness. God wants to hear your heart. And remember, it's not all about you. God has something to say too! Be there to hear it. Prayer is essential.


Be careful for nothing' but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God, And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7


Reaching the lost at any cost, 
Pastor Dr. Odie Kennedy

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