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 and 4-26-2022
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Karla Manternach
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