In our Western church culture, we have no lack of preachers, teachers, or those who call themselves apostles, prophets, bishops, etc. We have no lack of political/religious nationalists, or opinionated debaters. Furthermore, we have no lack of discernment ministries exposing false teachers and heresies.

We are saturated with churches, religious infightings, debates, judgemental attitudes, and cliques.

With so much focus on spirituality and religion, why have we become so divided, so fruitless, so powerless? What is missing? What is it that we lack, but so dearly need? It is the very thing that every generation that forsakes God, lacks. Make no mistake, even churches and the religiously devoted can forsake God.

In our abundance of Churches and ministries, more than anything else, we lack praying men and praying women. Psalm 103:7 tells us, He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the children of Israel.

Moses was a praying man, and praying men and women know the ways of God.

Because Moses knew God, the children of Israel saw God’s hand at work. This is how it has always been. Those who see the hand of God are the beneficiaries of those who know God in the power of prayer and fellowship. Those who make prayer a priority have their gaze on the creator, the King of glory, the Eternal One.

The praying man or woman has power with God, and through their prayers, the will of God becomes a reality on earth as it is in heaven. 
The praying man doesn’t win arguments, the praying man wins hearts because he abides with God in the secret place of his presence through the power of prayer. His hope is in God, and God alone.

And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee. ~ 2 Chronicles 14:11

Today, I invite you to join me in this simple prayer:

“Lord lead me that I may become a praying man (or woman). Give me the heart of prayer, and the passion of a true worshiper. Kindle within my heart a flame that burns with prayerful fellowship with the Living God. May I become one who touches your heart and has the attention of your ear. Make me a person of prayer, in the blessed name of your Holy Son and by the power of your Holy Spirit.”