Matthew 17:20 “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”
Most everyone that is a believer has heard much about the topic of prayer. Certainly we would all have to admit that it is easier to talk about it than to engage regularly in fervent praying.
It seems that one of the reasons why we do not see God move in response to specific prayers is because there is so little of it. Or, there may be little faith – or no faith – behind it. In the text verse, Jesus said that faith is absolutely essential to getting answers to prayer. Jesus testified that in the last days: “because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold“ (Matthew 24:12). I hope that it is not the case with you.
Prayer is one of the most valuable assets that a Christian possesses. Trying to live without it is useless, depressing, and joyless – yet oftentimes, most praying is just token-praying – done just to say you do it. How would our lives be different if we became real men and women of prayer?
Jesus said that there is no limit to the power of prayer because there is no limit to God’s power. In order to pray aright, we need to ask God to open our eyes and enlarge our vision. Then, we need to stop asking only for our own needs and look on the harvest and pray for the spread of the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
The needs are many. Billions of people have never heard the Gospel even one time. It is believed that only about half of the world has ever heard the Gospel. It is probably much higher than that because many people have heard about Jesus but do not yet know that salvation comes only by grace through faith in Christ’s finished work on the Cross. I often meet people who have religion but no salvation.
All too often, our lives would be drastically and wonderfully different if we prayed more. We would…
- Experience more inner peace and joy
- Better victory over sin
- See more specific answers to prayer
- See God at work all around you
- See God’s hand of leadership in your life
- Have more praise to Him on your lips
- Have more fruit for your labor
- Be more zealous in your service to God.
My Christian friend, could a lack of prayer in your life be the reason why there is so little of the above things in your life? If so, why not talk to God about it now and confess it – then start praying as He wants you to.