DAILY?READINGS: Leviticus 2; Psalms 99-101; Acts 25:13-27
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6
Prayer is not a passive pastime, but an active pursuit. Enter into your closet—get away from the day’s busyness and everyone around you. Shut the door—get intimate with God by yourself. Pray to the Father—acknowledge that there is no other God to whom you can go. He has promised that the faithful, diligent and secret prayers of His children will not go unnoticed, but will be rewarded. What a privilege to go to God in prayer! What a great motivator to get busy in prayer! —Deborah Manera
Work as if everything depended on you;
And pray as if everything depended on God.
—D. L. Moody