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Did You Think to Pray?
For prayer to have the effectiveness God intends, we must pray as God wills (Matt. 6:7; James 1:6-7; 4:3; 1 Pet. 3:12). When we do pray in the way He instructs, prayer’s value is enormous (James 5:16). When Christians are in difficult situations, we should ask ourselves (as the hymn encourages), “Did You Think to Pray?”
When we know someone in a tough situation, do we pray for him or her like the disciples did for Peter (Acts 12:5)?
When someone has wronged us, are we more prone to seek revenge or to pray for them (Matt. 5:44ff; cf. Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; Rom. 12:17ff)?
When we see evil, are we more likely to gossip about it or pray that God “will send out laborers into His harvest” (Matt. 9:38) to help save the evildoer?
When governing bodies make decisions we disagree with, do we murmur or pray “for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty” (1 Tim. 2:2)?
When trials come our way, do we let them consume us, or pray as instructed, “Casting all your anxiety upon Him; because He careth for you” (1 Pet. 5:7)?
We must trust prayer’s power, and strive to follow Philippians 4:6: In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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