The Necessity of Daily Being in God’s Word and Prayer
It does not seem necessary for me to quote several texts to support what I see as a great need in all of our lives. That is the need to daily be in God’s Word coupled with prayer as a result. That it is needed is established with several reasons.
1. It is the means whereby we can commune with the Lord - John 15:3,7
2. It is the means whereby we are kept from sin - Psalm 119:9-11, John 15:3.
3. It is the means of our lives being greatly blessed - Psalm 1:1-3.
4. It is the means to keep us diligent and mindful of the Lord and eternal things - I Peter 1:12.
5. It is the means to finding direction for our lives - Psalm 119:105.
6. It is the means whereby we can have profitable fellowship and friendship - Malachi 3:16.
The list goes on. No believer argues with the supreme importance to be daily reading, mediating, memorizing and studying God’s Word. Yet it seems for many of the Lord’s people (you?) this is not an established thing. They listen to sermons when gathering, and even listen when others talk about God and what He has to say. But there is not a discipline in their daily lives that puts in their minds and hearts God’s Word. Brethren, His word is wonderful words of life! They put life in our hearts. So the Psalmist prayed many times “quicken me according to thy word.” I would like to challenge all of us to do what is necessary to daily read and think about the Lord’s word. Then let it become the stimulus in our lives to pray unto the Lord. Will you?
Young person, nothing is more needed in your life to know God’s will and find direction for your life. Likewise nothing more needed is this for we who have been on the road a long time. It often reminds us of what we know but have not applied in a long time or at all. Meditate in His law daily, brethren. Read it daily. Pray out of it daily. Study it daily. Talk about it daily. O how I love thy law, the Psalmist prayed. O to be daily immersed in a thoughtful and profitable way in the Lord’s Word! O to abide in Him and for His Word to abide in us! O to learn how to have His Spirit integrate His Word into our lives daily in a way that refreshes and exhorts our spirit, causing us to walk and not be weary, to run and not faint. Yes, to cause us to have a heart for the Lord and His work. To cause us to feel the strength that comes from the enlivening power of the Word of God