WHY MUST WE PRAY?

 > ### And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him (LUKE 11:1-13)  ## INTRODUCTION: ###

Christians are commanded to pray without ceasing. Prayer is the live-wire of a fruit bearing Christian. it is instructive to note that Jesus our perfect example was a man given to prayers. This no doubt validates the fact that a consistent and vibrant prayer life is required for a life of supernatural exploits.

 ## Let us consider a few reasons why all Christians must pray. *** ### 1 Intimacy with God. God desires to spend time with His children. Prayer provides us the privileged opportunity to fellowship with divinity. When we pray, we pour out our hearts to God, while He pours out His love, wisdom and power into us. > Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (Matthew 7:7.)  ### 2 Receive from God. Prayer provides us the opportunity to ask and receive from God. Without asking, there can be no receiving. James 4:2 says, > “...yet ye have not, because you ask not”. Anything lacking in your life can be received in the place of prayer. > And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Luke 11:9-10)  ### 3 Spiritual warfare. Every Christian is in constant battle with the forces of darkness. It is through prayer that we deploy our spiritual weapons to win life’s battles. To be prayer-less is to allow the enemy run riot in your life. > Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19.)  ###

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Jesus is Lord!

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