I read recently an estimate of how many people are reading books on prayer these days and I wondered how many of these readers were actually praying. With amazon.com listing 48,000 books on Christian prayer for sale, there is no shortage of reading material, and new books are being published daily. Certainly writing and reading on the subject is needed and valuable, but praying is crucial. There are a few folks who would read a book just out of curiosity, or strictly for information purposes, but most read books to learn and live. The disciples\u2019 request of Jesus, \u201cLord, teach us to pray\u201d (Luke 11:1) did not ask to be taught \u201chow\u201d to pray, indicating they already knew how. What they desired was to actually practice prayer like Jesus did. So, keep reading and learning about prayer, but don\u2019t forget to pray. Paul E. Billheimer, author of the classic book on prayer, Destined for the Throne, wrote, \u201cSatan does not care how many people read about prayer if only he can keep them from praying.\u201d Beloved, let us pray!<\/p>\n
Join me this week in praying for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray the ministry in Macau. Ten new believers to be baptized on Sunday morning June 9th.
\n\u2022 Pray for volunteers with Winshape Foundation International who are conducting Servant Leadership seminars in three Universities in Greece.
\n\u2022 Pray for Origin Church in the University of British Columbia community of Vancouver, Canada, and thank God for recent baptisms of students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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