Let us begin with the following 10 minute Christian video which explains the title of this article:
In the above video, we are encouraged to "come to God's throne." In other words, go to Him in prayer about everything, and never stop praying, whatever you do !
"Pray without ceasing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
There are other things we should do and not stop doing, when it comes to spiritual things. We also should not lose faith. However, let us focus for the most part on prayer right now; how we should persevere in prayer, which is a form of faith itself. The act of prayer shows faith in the good Lord, and that He does hear us and He does answer heartfelt prayers that are in agreement with His will.
This blog has stressed over and over again that God wants to fellowship with us. We do that by much prayer to Him and by many hours pouring over His Holy Word. You cannot come to truly know a person if you never communicate with him. Obviously, the same applies to the good Lord. He loves us deeply, and we should feel the same towards Him and express it with much time spent with Him. What the wonderful and precious result of that will be is a strong, enduring, loving, intimate and personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. That relationship will continue to grow and blossom into something beautiful that will last for all eternity!
E. M. Bounds has been quoted previously on this blog. He wrote many fantastic articles concerning prayer, which have been compiled into a rather large book titled "The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer", which I am happy to have in my possession. Following is a partial quote on his article titled "Prayer incidents in the life of our Lord." =
"The spirit of prayer with Christ was to do God's will. So he who follows Christian prayer must have God's will as his law, his rule, and his inspiration. He is not the best pray-er who has the greatest fluency, the most brilliant imagination, the richest gifts, and the most fiery ardor, but he who has imbibed most the Spirit of Christ. It is he whose character is the nearest to a facsimile of Christ upon whom God's power is bestowed and to whom God's person and will are revealed. ...[..]... The condition of receiving God's revelation and of holding God's truth is one of the heart, not of the head. The ability to receive and search out is like that of the child, the babe, the synonym of docility, innocence and simplicity. These are the conditions on which God reveals Himself to men. ....[...].. It is not by hard, strong, stern, great reasoning that the world gets God or gets hold of God, but by big, soft, pure hearts. To become babes again, on our mother's bosom, quieted, weaned, without clamor or protest, is the only position in which to know God. A calmness on the surface, and in the depths of the soul, in which God can mirror His will, His Word, and Himself - this is the attitude towards Him through which He can reveal Himself, and this is the right attitude of prayer. .... Prayer to Jesus, just as it is to us, was a necessity, an absolute, invariable condition of securing God's fullest, consecrating and qualifying power. And so the Holy Spirit comes upon us in fulness of measure and power only in answer to ardent and intense praying......" (End of E.M. Bounds' quote.)
Following is a link to an article on this blog written 3-3-18, which includes two short audio sermons from the works of Andrew Murray: one on the subject of prayer, and the other about faith. They are excellent 16 minute sermon clips with many gems within them which will bless you spiritually!
Not to be overlooked is Jesus' parable of the widow in Luke 18 who, with her insistence and constant pleas to an unjust judge, secured the request of her petitions from him, though he cared nothing about her or her problems.
"And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (verse 1) and then Jesus continues in verses 6 and 7: " Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them?"
Please read all of the above account at Luke 18:1-8. Very faith building!
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. " Jesus at Matthew 7:7-8
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." - Matthew 21:22
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." - Matthew 26:41
"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which is in secret shall reward thee openly." - Matthew 6:6
"Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer." - R.A. Torrey
"Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer." - John Bunyan
"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties." - Oswald Chambers
"Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees." - Corrie ten Boom
Please realize how urgent it is to pray "without ceasing." We all know that the times we are living in now are unstable - chaotic - and that we cannot completely depend on anyone or anything except the good Lord. He will be our comfort, our guide, our protector, and our hope! And so much more!
Much has been written on this blog concerning the end times and Bible prophecy being fulfilled right now like never before - and at warp speed. That is another reason to be in prayer constantly and also to witness to others about the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
(For more information on the end times, go to the search box at the top right hand side of this page and enter topics such as " 7 year tribulation, the Mark of the Beast, signs of last days" etc. Also are many encouraging articles about endurance and faith and salvation and many other topics. Many articles also have videos.)
Following is a wonderful old hymn concerning the "Sweet Hour of Prayer":
"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." - 1 John 2:17
