Persistence in Prayer, Part 8 (TPMD Bus 2 - #587)

TODAY'S POEM: "Mama Rocked and Prayed" by Margaret Cagle

Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is II Kings 6:17 which reads: "And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." 

Our prayer motivator quote today is from J.C. Ryle. He said, "Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer."

My personal encouragement for you today is this: No matter how long it takes to pray, no matter how difficult it is to pray, praying to God is the most important thing you can do in your day. It should be the #1 priority above everything else you have to do. 

Our prayer motivator devotional today is titled "PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER" part 7 from the book, "Purpose in Prayer" by E.M. Bounds.

There is not the least doubt that much of our praying fails for lack of persistency. It is without the fire and strength of perseverance. Persistence is of the essence of true praying. It may not be always called into exercise, but it must be there as the reserve force. Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element of prayer. Men must be in earnest when they kneel at God’s footstool.

Too often we get faint-hearted and quit praying at the point where we ought to begin. We let go at the very point where we should hold on strongest. Our prayers are weak because they are not impassioned by an unfailing and resistless will.

God loves the importunate pleader, and sends him answers that would never have been granted but for the persistency that refuses to let go until the petition craved for is granted.