Judges 2:6-3:4; Isaiah 22:15-23:18; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
One of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1
Throughout Scripture we are constantly reminded of the importance of prayer. Daniel prayed three times a day. The Lord spent whole nights in prayer. The disciples spent days in prayer before they preached on the day of Pentecost. When Saul of Tarsus was converted he spent his early days in constant prayer. The energising power for effective gospel proclamation comes from believing prayer. That is why the great preacher C. H. Spurgeon once wrote, “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” Our desire should be, “Lord, teach us to pray.” —Paul Young
Prayer is the burden of a sigh, the falling of a tear;
The upward glancing of an eye, when none but God is near. —James Montgomery