War time Walkie-talkies

"And Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to lose heart."
(Luke 18:1)

John Piper suggests that prayer is a "war-time walkie-talkie". What he means is that God has commissioned us in His army to advance His kingdom. We are in a war against the kingdom of darkness. When Paul near the end of his life he wrote, "I have fought a good fight." He challenged young Timothy, "Fight the good fight of faith."

Before He ascended to the Father, Jesus gave the Great Commission. He said, "Go into all the world and make disciples." And he entrusted to us the marvelous privilege of prayer so that from the front lines of battle, we could have direct access to the commander in chief. So prayer, Piper says, is like a war-time walkie-talkie.

Unfortunately, we have tried to transform it into an intercom of convenience to order more comforts for our lives. Ephesians 6 reminds us to put on the whole armor of God so we can stand in the evil day. That is so we can claim the victory God has given us through Jesus Christ. Having put on the armor of God we are challenged to take up the ministry of prayer, and in our prayers to wield the sword of the Spirit, God's Word.

Let me encourage you to spend quality time in the Word of God each day. Off of your open Bible pray about the war that we are in for God's Kingdom.