How blessed is the subject of prayer! What a privilege to be free anytime, anywhere to speak to our God and to ask Him to do something or thank Him for something. What a blessed opportunity to draw upon His heart, His wisdom, His power, His mercy and His grace. Our Lord Jesus said of this privilege, “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
J. N. Darby remarked, “Prayer is founded on the immense privilege of having common interests with God both as to ourselves and as to all that are His, yea, even as to Christ’s glory. Wondrous thought! Unspeakable grace!”
Prayer expresses our dependence upon our God. We are not sufficient in ourselves; only God is self-sufficient. By prayer we express our need and count upon His strength.
In this issue we take up prayer in connection with the Holy Spirit, intercession, fasting, our moral state that helps or hinders our prayers, and the prayer meeting.
May we be challenged to make prayer a more coveted part of our daily fellowship with God and let nothing into our lives that would hinder our requests or God’s answers to them.