Now Peter and John went
up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. Acts 3;1
The Apostles of old had
what was called the hour of prayer. A time they knew and agreed among
themselves will be used for prayers. This shows us their commitment towards
prayers. Prayer was so important to them that it was on their daily to-do list.
They prioritized it because they saw it as a big deal for their everyday
living. They didn’t want any day to go by without them praying so, they
dedicated a period of the day to pray.
Present day believers
have a lot to learn from the apostles. We need to see prayer as a part of our
everyday living. The same way we plan to eat, we must also plan to pray. We
wake up every day to have our bath and brush our mouth. It has become something
that nobody needs tell us to do before we do them. We should also see prayer
that same way. We should not let a day go by without praying.
The easiest way to
achieve this is actually by creating the time for it. We need to sit and look
at our daily schedule and what time of the day we could carve out for this
purpose. When we have this daily mind-set about prayers, we will be motivated
to pray irrespective of what happens to us. We will begin to see praying more
as a duty and not just another activity. We will begin to see praying as a high
priority task in our daily activities. Christians who pray every day can easily
be known by how much they are available for the things of God, how often they
hear God and how they walk in God’s plan for their lives.
If you have not made
Jesus Christ your Lord and saviour, you cannot take advantage of what God had
prepared for you. We urge you, don’t wait another moment. Make up your mind and
say this prayer:
“Dear God, I ask you to
forgive me all my sins and make me anew. I believe that Jesus died for me and
you raised him up on the third day, I confess that He is Lord now and forever.
I accept your son, Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour.”
Congratulations! Now that
you are born again, look for a bible believing church to attend that you might
know what he has provided for you.
