FOLLOWING JESUS=IN BOTH WORK AND PRAYER

FOLLOWING JESUS=IN BOTH WORK AND PRAYER


Jesus was all about
Doing the WORK
Of his Father


He also PRAYED dutifully=
Thankfully to his Father
Every day


“Rising very early
Before dawn


He left and went off
To a deserted place
WHERE HE PRAYED” Mark 1:35


PRAYER is a tricky thing=
And we need to BALANCE it
With the WORK
Of our lives


Sometimes=the darkness
Of this world
Can be so OVERWHELMING


That we feel our praying
Is useless


Sometimes it feels
Like prayer is a
WASTE of time


When there is
SO MUCH to be done
In this world


But we need to
We need to FOLLOW Jesus
In both WORK AND PRAYER


We need to work
We need to pray PASSIONATELY


“What other nation
Is so great
As to have


Their gods near them
The way the Lord
Our God
Is near to us


WHENEVER WE PRAY
To him?” Deuteronomy 4:7


“Rejoice always=PRAY CONTINUALLY
Give thanks
In all circumstances


For that is God's will
For you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:17


When we look at Jesus
We see the SPIRITUALITY
Of both his work
And his prayer


Jesus SERVED others tirelessly-
Let us serve others too


He TAUGHT US
How to love our neighbor
And wash each others' feet


He withdrew and PRAYED
And followed up
By DOING
His Father's will


Jesus' example
REMINDS US
That prayer STRENGTHENS us
To be of service
For others


Let us FOLLOW JESUS=
Let us BE OF SERVICE
To others too


“........to equip
His people for works
Of SERVICE


So that-
The body of CHRIST
May be built up


Until we reach all unity
In the FAITH........” Ephesians 4:12


Dear Lord=help us today
TO FOLLOW Jesus


In BOTH his work and
In his PRAYER LIFE


God bless us=and SHOW US Jesus' will
In the name of Jesus=and his ALL KNOWING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
1-14-20




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Karla Manternach