In our culture there is very little time for meditation; but in the past it was an important part of life. Our lives would change if we cancelled some worldly activities and took the time to meditate.
King David had more to say about meditation than anyone else in the scriptures. He must have picked up the habit as a young shepherd with time on his hands. Samuel said that David was a man after God's own heart before he went to anoint him as king. With proper meditation we will find ourselves in agreement with the heart of God and love will flow through us. We can contemplate the deeds of God in the past and it will fill our hearts with assurance. Every day we should think of all the good deeds God is working in and around us. This strengthens our walk of righteousness and allows us to help others.
David also said that he meditated on the statutes and precepts of God and this kept him on the straight and narrow path. God never changes and we must pray that our meditations will be acceptable to Him.
In the book of Acts, we find several references to prayer and the part it plays in a victorious Christian life. The narratives about the first Christians show us how we are to love God and depend on Him for help in our everyday life. Sometimes we find barriers to prayer such as ridicule, fear, jealousy, pride, greed or many other things. The Lord wants us to continue to call out in prayer no matter what problems we face. the centurion was told, thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God. (Acts 10:4) Some of the prayers in the Bible give us an idea of the power of the Holy Spirit has to reach out and save people, even with signs and wonders at times. When Paul's jailer saw how God's power had caused an earthquake, he fell down and cried out Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (Acts 16:30) Without prayer most people would never have heard the gospel of the good news about Jesus.
An important point to remember is that all prayers are to be said in the name of Jesus. Several times Jesus said, whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13) The main purpose Jesus had in coming to earth was to glorify his father by bringing fallen people into a relationship with the Almighty. God the Father is love and his generosity toward us is felt when we pray with a clean heart. During our communion with Him we reach the highest level of activity in which the human soul may participate. Jesus is the high priest of our covenant with God and He has granted us the privilege of approach to him at any time.
When our life is centered in Jesus, we will always have communication with Him because there is no way to please God with our own power. A Christian must believe that every prayer will be answered within the perfect plan of God.
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