We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.
Too often we treat prayer as the preparation for the work of the church. Do you not see? Prayer IS the work of the church.
God’s training is for now, not presently. His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. we have nothing to do with the afterwards of obedience; we can get it wrong when we think of the afterwards. what men call training and preparation, God calls the end… if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment is precious.
Prayer is not a preparation for work, it IS work. Prayer is not a preparation for the battle, it IS the battle. Prayer is two-fold: definite asking and definite waiting to receive.
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