Have Fruitful Life by Walking With God 2
Devotional Reading: If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 ESV
Just like being fruitful requires a daily devotion to God’s Word, the second of our basic spiritual needs is prayer. We need to have a consistent prayer life so that we can communicate with God. Paul commanded us in 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 to “pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Paul is not referring to non-stop talking, but rather an attitude of God-consciousness and God-surrender that we carry with us all the time. Every waking moment is to be lived in an awareness that God is with us and that He is actively involved and engaged in our thoughts and actions. When our thoughts turn to worry, fear, discouragement, and anger, we are to consciously and quickly turn every thought into prayer and every prayer into thanksgiving.
As we go through the day, prayer should be our first response to every fearful situation, every anxious thought, and every undesired task we faced. A lack of prayer will cause us to depend on ourselves instead of depending on God’s grace. Unceasing prayer is, in essence, continual dependence upon and daily communion with the Father.
Prayer and Confession
Father, thank you for the privilege of communion. I walk in that grace of devotion to prayer.
Further Reading: Colossians 4:2 James 5:18, Luke 18:1
Reading Old Testament Bible Stories: Nehemiah 9-13
