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Prayer — Part 1
I was flying from Seattle, Washington to Denver, Colorado, when I noticed a billboard on the way to the airport, whose message caught my attention. Here is what it said:
WORK HARD! PRAY HARDER!
For me it was a very good reminder. Certainly, we are to work hard at whatever the Lord has given us to do. Whether it is our schoolwork, our employment, or our service for Christ, we are to do it to the best of our ability. The Old Testament exhorts us, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10). The New Testament adds, “Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
However, if we are going to have power and blessing in all that we do, we must pray even harder than we work. Remember, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). Our enemy Satan is always busy, and life is pressured. If we are going to have spiritual power in all we do, we must follow the instruction given to the believers at Ephesus: “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:18).
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