Prayer
“Pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified” (1 Thessalonians 3:1).
While God our Father is sovereign, and very gracious, and blesses in spite of our failure, yet the following is a good rule-of-thumb to keep in mind whenever you take up any work for the Lord, or really in any aspect of your day-to-day life and routine:
No prayer……………… no blessing.
A little prayer……. a little blessing.
Much prayer……… much blessing.
I remember years ago as my wife and I were visiting on the island of Bermuda, we had a very busy schedule. As we were driven from one appointment to another to speak in prisons, schools, and other institutions, the sister who kindly drove us from place to place kept reminding us, “Remember, the more prayer the more blessing.
It is interesting in that regard to go through the book of the Acts and notice that the chapters and incidents where prayer is mentioned are the chapters and incidents where there was always much blessing as a result of the work.
