THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
1 Thessalonians 5:17 translations:
Pray continually. 1599 Geneva Bible
Continually be prayerful. International Standard Version
. . . pray constantly. . . Revised Standard Version
Be unceasing in prayer. Amplified Bible
[praying perseveringly]
Pray without ceasing. American Standard Version
. . . and never stop praying. Contemporary English Version
. . .pray at all times. . . Good News Translation
Pray without ceasing. King James Version
. . .pray all the time . . . The Message
. . . without ceasing pray ye; . . . 1382 Wycliffe Bible
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The message across time and translations remains the same: constant, continual, unceasing prayer. One version included this addition in brackets: “ praying perseveringly.” To “persevere” means the following: “persist, continue, carry on, go on, keep on, keep going, struggle on, hammer away, be persistent, be determined, see/follow something through, keep at it, press on/ahead, be tenacious, stand one’s ground, stand fast/firm, hold on, go the distance, stay the course, plod on, stop at nothing, leave no stone unturned, hang on, plug away, stick it out, hang in there” (google.com).
TO PERSEVERE MEANS TO ACT.
Prayer changes lives, events, attitudes, history. What could be different if we each prayed with unceasing perseverance? How would our lives be changed? In what ways would the world be altered? How could the Father of Lies ever confront, intercept, or halt such a barrage of unceasing prayer?
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours” ( Mark 11:24). This means WE are responsible. Our personal prayer lives matter; our church family prayers matter. Our belief is crucial. The world we live in desperately needs our intervention. The means to do this is through “praying perseveringly” to God who can—and will—respond. “And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:15).
WE MUST PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.
(Sharon G. Tate blog 02/22/15)
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Hello Sharon! Yes, prayer is implanted in the heart of everyone, regardless of who we are. We can converse with God just any man converses with another. The answer to a prayer restore light and truth to mankind regarding God.
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