Prayer is Our Connection to God’s Power

Are you trudging through life seeing little evidence of God’s power? As you read the Bible and learn about God’s might and power in history and over the lives of His people, have you ever wondered if we worship the same God today? I have good news for you. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). He is still the King of kings and Lord of lords, the Almighty God! The problem lied with us, not with God.

Take for example an electric motor. It has been lying idle the whole day. What is the problem? It is not plugged into the socket which connects to the power source. Although the power has always been available, the electric motor will remain idle as long as it is not properly connected to the power supply.

Prayer is our connection to God’s power. It aligns us to God’s will and purpose. God is pleased to work through us to manifest His power to the world. Look at Daniel. He was a man of prayer (Daniel 6:10), and God used him mightily (Daniel 6:13-28). All the great men of God in the Bible were men of prayer. God is able and willing today to make us “more than conquerors” through Jesus Christ if we are properly connected to Him (Romans 8:37).

You may say, “But I pray everyday – how come I do not experience this power?” Try to honestly evaluate your life and prayers. Have you been totally open to God and willing to let Him change you? Do you realize that prayer begins and ends with God? Do you see the world through God’s eyes? Do you have a loving relationship with God? If you can say yes to all of these, then claim that power in prayer. It was not enough for the Israelites to know that God wanted to give them the Promised Land. They had to go forth, claim it, then possess it (Joshua 1:1-31). In the same way, it is not enough to know that we have power in prayer. We have to claim and let this power operate in our lives.

The principles on prayer may sound simple, but the real test comes as we try to put them into practice.

Taken from How Effective are Your Prayers? by Bertram Lim.