The Morning Light

Prayer is the participation
of our hearts in the Presence of God

The highest call of life is one of relationship in Christ with God our Father. Effectual prayers ascend from hearts which His presence has subdued. It is from His glory whereby our hearts are made right to pray right.

“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you,
ye shall ask what ye will,
and it shall be done unto you”
John 15:7

Abiding in Christ is the Spring from which effectual prayers are borne. Asking aright comes from our being right in our relationship with Him.

Prayer is the natural outflow of a life in a relationship with God. Jesus easily spent all night in prayer with the Father, for it was the basis of His relationship with His Father as a man. Jesus, in teaching His disciples to pray, began with the powerful words… “Our Father.” This endearing term becomes ours through the agency of our relationship with Christ Jesus.

“And this is life eternal,
that they might know Thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent”
John 17:3

See Related Article: Effectual Prayers – Knowing Jesus