In Everything by Prayer

DAY 19

Prayer is part of necessary work!

MY MEAT ... HIS WORK

In the city of Sychar in Samaria our Lord taught His disciples a valuable lesson in how He regarded the work of soul-saving more than necessary food. What does it matter if we miss a meal or two for the gospel's sake? Listen to what Jesus said: "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." His time was limited, the task was pressing. Opportunities for Gospel outreach must not be allowed to go to waste. Our Lord has set us the example. "Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already unto harvest."

Our Lord's one consuming passion was to do the Father's will and to finish the work. In this work all believers can have a part. You need not be a pastor, a missionary or a full time worker. But you can be a member of the team. You can give vital prayer support. This is work for all of us. Do you see this great truth? Can you say with the Lord, "My meat is to do God's will and to finish His work"? We all can enter into this unseen but indispensible ministry. We all have time for three meals a day: that is our meat. Can we give equal time for prayer as for one meal?

Only the Spirit of God can teach us to labour in prayer. Prayer is our spiritual work. But our natural selves have no taste for prayer, and we excuse ourselves by saying "No time." Pray! Confess our selfishness and sloth, our carelessness and unconcern. We are saved for a purpose: to be labourers together with God, to do His will. And, His will is not grievous, but joyous. The Lord's promise is "that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together." And, he that prayeth also! O my friend, begin today a definite work of prayer for the harvest, for the labourers, for the work! Keep a definite time each day to meet with the Lord of the harvest, for His work is your work too. He prays above, we pray below. We are labourers together with God.

QUESTION: Do I have a prayer list for each week or month?

PRAYER: Lord, take me into Thy team as a prayer helper.