The Power of Prayer
Psalm 37:1–9
The devil knows he is no match to the power a believer accesses through prayer.
One of the benefits of being a Christian is having the availability of a storehouse of God’s blessings, help, and treasures. Yet sometimes we live as if our only advantage from salvation is a home in Heaven (though that is already more than we deserve). God has provided His infinite power, His almighty help, and His omniscience in our everyday lives. But often, the key to unlocking such blessings is prayer.
The Christian author John Bunyan once wrote, “He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.” Our days should begin with a humble seeking of God’s help and power. God knows the struggles we face each day. He understands the temptations and pitfalls waiting us. And He alone can help us overcome life’s problems.
Prayer is such an important part of our everyday life. William Cowper, an early hymnodist and believer, once commented on the power of prayer in the believer’s life: “Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees.” The devil knows he is no match to the power a believer accesses through prayer.
Many times we lose heart in our prayer lives. Things don’t work out as we imagine, or our prayers go unanswered longer than we’d like. Sometimes we give up hope. God commands us to daily pray, with full faith that God will provide for us as only He knows best. First Thessalonians 5:17 puts it simply, “Pray without ceasing.”
Psalm 37 is one of my favorite passages to read when I become weary in prayer. The Psalmist encourages us, “Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
Have you lost hope and heart in your prayer life? Too often we are surrounded by the temptations, struggles, hurts, and needs; and we lose sight of our almighty Saviour who, in an instant, is able to fix any problem in our lives.
Look not at your struggles in the eyes of an earthly timeline. Realize that God’s plan will be accomplished on God’s time. Your situation may scream for an answer right now, but God tells you to wait patiently on His timing and rest your faith in Him.
What prayer requests are you daily bringing before the Lord? Have you grown weary in your daily beseeching of God? Renew your faith that God will answer your prayer in His time and in His way. Remind yourself daily that no matter what you believe the answer should be or when you believe God should provide for you, His way is more perfect than anything you could plan for yourself.
Daily Bible Reading
Psalm 89-90 | Romans 14
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