As a little boy growing up I remember each night before laying down to go to sleep my mother would kneel with me at the foot of my bed and I would offer up my little prayer to God. Not fully understanding any of the dynamics, I would pray my little heart out to God; believing He was there just for me.

Prayer before bed was only one area of worship, before each meal I would also pray asking God to bless the food before me giving thanks that I was fortunate enough to have a family that loved me, a home where I could live and a meal to eat.

Prayer is our: avenue, medium or means to communicate with God. It allows us beforehand an opportunity to make certain that our hearts and motives are right before an Almighty God, of who we are addressing. God is holy! God is not the man upstairs, nor is He just someone  we would speak to casually like people we meet on a daily basis.

When we ask the question: what is so special about prayer, we need to realize that the ONE of whom we are praying to is SPECIAL. That is what makes prayer special!

In Luke 18:1 Jesus is sharing a parable with His disciples that is for us as well. He states, “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not faint;”.

The Apostle Paul shares this in 1st Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.”

When we examine the lives of the Old Testament saints and the New Testament Saints we can see for ourselves why prayer is special and important. We can also examine the life of Jesus Christ through the revelation of the Word of God and see that He was a prayer champion, as well as our Champion of Love. Even at the very end of His life, He prayed to the Father, as our example.

If ever prayer was so necessary, for God’s people and our country we need to pray. We are admonished in the Scriptures to pray for those in authority. 1st Timothy 2:1-3, “I EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

If we do not have faith, and we do not trust God, how will we ever know the miracle and blessings of prayer.  God answers prayer according to His sovereign will.

King David said back in Psalms 66:18, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:”. It is important to know when we bow before the  God of Heaven that our fellowship is unhindered by unconfessed sin in our lives. Our relationship with God the Father has to be in accordance to His priorities and not ours. James said, The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” First we need to be declared righteous before a holy and righteous God, who sent His Only Begotten Son to purchase our salvation at a great price. We must be born again into God’s family, by trusting Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. Justified, forgiven and declared righteous just as if we had never sinned!

Dear Heavenly Father guide us today into the paths of your righteousness and grace. Remove from us the dross of our unbelief and create in us this day a heart that will receive only what thou can impart. Change us O Lord and help us to be like Israel; the apple of thine eye.

When we pray believing, it is only a matter of time before we see the impossible happen.

“Call utno me, and I will answer thee, and show great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah 33:3

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