We love to talk about the power of prayer and yet we fail consistently to tap into the power of prayer. The power of prayer IS the power of the Almighty Creator of the Universe, but we choose to use that power, which is readily available to us, on a limited, need-based, self-serving, wishy-washy basis as if it is a last ditch effort to bring about a result we desire – a situational “Hail Mary” if you will – as we play the game of life. The announcer of the football game says that all the quarterback can do is throw a 50 yard pass in the last seconds of a game – a “Hail Mary” – knowing that it probably won’t accomplish anything. That same announcer could be giving the play by play call of our personal lives and see our prayers as just as ineffectual as the “Hail Mary Pass.”

We must be disciplined in our prayer life. We must be consistent and we must establish the pattern of being constant in prayer. In this lesson we likened a Quiet Time to a military Mission Briefing. Our Supreme Commander, God, wants to meet with us in a Mission Briefing before we go out into the world to deal with the spiritual warfare that we will face. We CANNOT seriously think about going out on our daily mission without hearing from our Commanding Officer, and yet we do it on a daily basis. And at the end of the day we wonder what went wrong.

Spending time with God in the morning before you begin your day is not an option. True, consistent prayer doesn’t happen accidentally – it requires discipline and that discipline begins first thing in the morning.

Just do it!

This Bible study was presented to the Agape Life Bible Study Class of the First Baptist Church in Brenham, Texas, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. It is part of a series of Bible study sessions entitled Living the Agape Life – a Bible study curriculum developed by Bob Young with input from the members of the Agape Life Class. Handouts with slide content can be requested at: fromthebackporchintexas@gmail.com .

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