For the living of the new man we need to persevere in prayer so that we may absorb the riches of Christ and stand on God’s side for Him to carry out what’s on His heart. In Colossians 3 Paul spoke of the one new man where Christ is everything and everyone, and right after […]
Receive the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit by Means of All Prayer
In exhorting us to take up the whole armor of God in Eph. 6, Paul puts the offensive weapon, the sword of the Spirit, at the very end. First, he encourages us to be girded with the truth (living Christ as the reality), put on the breastplate of righteousness (apply the blood of Christ to […]
Exercising to Pray Unceasingly by Calling on the Lord and Talking to Him
![Exercising to Pray Unceasingly by Calling on the Lord and Talking to Him [In the picture: Eph. 6:18]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/eph6-18-prayer-petition-praying-all-time-in-spirit.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1)
The Lord Jesus tells us in Matt. 26:41, Watch and pray – the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Paul continues the Lord’s speaking on this matter and strengthens it by saying, Praying at every time in spirit, and, Persevering in prayer (Col. 4:2; Eph. 6:18). For us to watch in prayer implies […]
Watch and Pray: Being on the Alert for the Maintaining of Our Prayer Life
![Watch and Pray: Being on the Alert for the Maintaining of Our Prayer Life [In the picture: Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matt. 26:41)]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/matt26-41-watch-pray-not-enter-temptation1.jpg?fit=300%2C215&ssl=1)
There must be something about prayer that we need to watch with persistence in it, since both the Lord Jesus and Paul charges us to do so. At the end of Colossians and Ephesians, Paul encourages us to persevere in prayer and pray at every time in spirit – watching unto this in all perseverance (Eph. 6:18)! […]
Watching in Prayer with Thanksgiving and Having Prayer Companions
![Watching in Prayer with Thanksgiving and Having Prayer Companions [In the picture: The more we pray, the more we will have to pray, the more we will like to pray, and the more we will be able to pray; to be watchful helps us to build up a habit of prayer. ]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-more-we-pray-the-more-we-have-to-pray.jpg?fit=300%2C196&ssl=1)
How can we be kept in a prayer life day by day? Col. 4:2 tells us, Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving. For us to persevere in prayer, we need to watch in it with thanksgiving. We need to give thanks to the Lord all the time! In this thankless and godless generation […]
Enjoying the Benefits of Daily Persevering in Prayer with the Lord
![Through prayer we set our mind on the things which are above, where Christ is (Col. 3:2). The best way to wet our mind on the things in the heavens is through prayer. [In the picture: Whether or not our prayer is answered is secondary. The primary thing is that grace flows like a river from the throne and into our being.]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/primary-thing-grace-flows-like-a-river.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Persevering in prayer has many benefits, enriching both our spiritual life and our relationship with the Lord and with the Body of Christ. If we mean business with the Lord and make a vow before Him concerning our prayer life, and then we daily practice to have set times of prayer in which prayer is […]
Making a Deal with the Lord About our Prayer Life and Setting Definite Times of Prayer
Our experience as Christians confirms that there is a fierce battle in this universe between God and Satan, and particularly when we want to pray there are so many things and people and situations that rise up to not let us pray. As lovers of Christ we want to pray, we desire to pray, and […]