There's a reason we are told in Ephesians 6:10, "Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand…" For Satan is prowling about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Only by divine protection can we stand!
“Satan well knows that all whom he can lead to neglect
prayer and the searching of the scriptures will be overcome by his attacks.
Therefore he invents every possible device to engross the mind.”[i]
And we wonder why we struggle so much through our days, why
we fall so easily prey to temptations, and why we are anxious and stressed?
It’s because we haven’t taken Christ with us through our day!
Inspiration tells
us, “Temptations
often appear irresistible because, through neglect of prayer and the study of
the Bible, the tempted one cannot readily remember God’s promises and meet Satan
with the Scripture weapons.”[ii]
Times may not change, and our
lives may not get easier, but something must change; that something is our
priorities. Charles Spurgeon, a famous revivalist known for his success in
ministry due to prayer stated, “Sometimes we think we are too busy to pray.
That is a great mistake, for praying is a saving of time.” Oswald Chambers
states, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”[iii]
R.A. Torrey, speaker and writer
on prayer says, “We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power.
We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but
few conversions; much machinery but few results.”
Ellen White, encouraging the church to pray, says the
same. “The only reason for our lack of power with God is to be found in
ourselves. If the inner life of many who profess the truth were presented
before them, they would not claim to be Christians. They are not growing in
grace. A hurried prayer is offered now and then, but there is no real communion
with God.”[iv]
Even if we need to cut out some things from our busy schedules and life, let us make time to spend with God in prayer. Prayer is the breath of our soul. If we skimp or if we skip this, we will die spiritually!
The next few posts, I'm going to share a few portions from my/our upcoming book on how to practically make time with God every day. Some of these thoughts I may have shared before, none the less, being reminded is always good. I pray you are blessed!
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