The Privilege of PRAYER

Answers the question: WHY AND HOW TO MAKE PRAYER A LIFESTYLE?

Imagine the president of your country invites you to eat at his table every day for the rest of his presidency. How will that change your life? What doors will open before you, and what connections will you access by interacting with the president daily?

That’s what happened to Mephibosheth, a crippled son of Jonathan, David’s best friend.

After the death of King Saul and Jonathan, King David looked for someone in their family to show kindness to, and Mephibosheth was the only one left. King David gave him all that belonged to King Saul and his family and invited him to eat at his table. (2 Samuel 9:1-13)

That’s an accurate picture of the precious privilege of prayer. Privilege means “a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

As children of God, we go into God’s presence anytime we want. Unlike priests who represented the Israelites before God in the Old Testament, we can now access God through Christ, our High Priest. Among the world’s religions, only Christians have this privilege.

Prayer is a privilege that allows us to submit to God’s will and work in our lives, and to join in His work among our families, friends, communities, and nations. He uses us through His Spirit to pray and petition Him to carry out His will on earth. That’s the pattern we see in the Bible, and if that’s how God gets things done, who are we to question Him?

Do you enjoy prayer? Have you made a lifestyle?