There’re Higher Purposes Of Prayer
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance
and supplication for all saints (Ephesians 6:18).
Our theme verse is quite profound. The
Amplified translation makes it clearer; it
says, “Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every
season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer
and entreaty….” Prayer is very important. Oftentimes,
when we talk about prayer, what comes to people’s
mind is asking God for things, making entreaties and
requests; that’s all they’ve known about prayer. Yes,
such a prayer has its place, where you make requests,
but prayer has higher purposes than asking God for your needs.
Praying for material needs, that is, asking God
for something for yourself is actually the lowest kind
of prayer. When you pray like that, you’re praying at
the babyhood stage; it’s the prayer of spiritual babies.
Someone could pray, “Oh God, I need a job,” or “Lord,
I need some money,” or “Dear Father, give me a car,
a wife, a husband, a house etc.”; but that’s the lesser
purpose of prayer.
There’re higher purposes of prayer. One of them
is fellowshipping with the Father through the Spirit.
Another higher purpose of prayer is the privilege
to exercise our authority in Christ. There, you take
your place of authority and cause things to happen
within the ambits of the power given to you by Christ
Jesus. Thirdly, prayer helps us to activate and walk in
the consciousness of the divine presence. Fourthly,
through prayer, we enforce the will of the Father in the earth.
Prayer is also the exercise of the human spirit.
Now, you’d have to understand that there’re different
kinds of prayer; there’s a kind of prayer that’s the
exercise of the human spirit. Also, all the ones we
already mentioned are covered by the different
kinds of prayer. You can get and study our books on
prayer: “Praying the Right Way” and “How To Pray
Effectively” to learn more.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation of your Word
to me today, teaching me to pray accurately, in accordance
with your Word. Thank you for showing me the right faith
principles to apply for my prayers to produce the right results, in
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study
1 John 5:14-15; 1 timothy 2:1-3
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Colossians 1:1-23
Isaiah 44-45
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
hebrews 2:1-9
Lamentation 3