Role of Prayer

One night I said, “Yes Lord, I’ll meet you later.” But that time never came, I fell asleep. Guilt crept in. Then these questions sunk in: "why do you sleep or how could you sleep? But who’s to blame?"

The Lord encourages us to “keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) An example of waiting is a pregnant woman. During the baby’s developing stage, the mother would struggle so hard to care for the child until birth. On the preaching of Ptr. Gener, our Sr. Pastor at Worship the King International, about “Promise, Prayer, Fulfillment” he said that Prayer plays a major role between the fulfillments of God’s promise. For instance the promised Messiah is first prophesied in Genesis as the Seed of a Woman, in Isaiah as the weeping Prophet. Then thousand years past, “…the word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). But the promise of God will not be instantly fulfilled. “We have to participate in prayer while conceiving them”, Ptr. Gener said. So even if the present situation may hinder your prayers, the grace of God will not allow His promise to be aborted. Why? Because “I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” (Philippians 1:6) So let us always look at the bigger picture of the promised inheritance allotted for us by nurturing it through quality prayer.