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Jesus set the perfect
example of obedience in prayer. Although His day was filled from morning
to night with many pressures and responsibilities -- addressing crowds,
healing the sick, granting private interviews, traveling, and training His
disciples -- He made prayer a top priority. If Jesus was so dependent upon
His fellowship in prayer alone with His Father, how much more you and I
should spend time alone with God.
The lives of the
disciples and other Christians who have been mightily used of God through
the centuries to reach their world for Christ all testify to the necessity
of prayer. They are examples of obedience to our Lord's command to
pray.
Someone has wisely
said, "Satan laughs at our toiling, mocks our wisdom, but trembles when he
sees the weakest saint on his knees." Prayer is God's appointed way of
doing God's work.
This lesson will help
you understand why prayer is so important to our Christian life. Study the
lesson carefully, taking time to meditate and apply the principles you
will learn.
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