Marcel Koning

My scripture reading this morning was Acts 10 (as was yours if you’re doing Align 31 days of prayer with us & chose the Mark-Acts reading plan). This verse makes a point I feel so strongly about: the importance of a regular practice of prayer! Of course we pray spontaneously and at any time and, as Paul taught, with all kinds of prayers. But consider the value of a daily time set aside for focused prayer and Bible reading—this next part is important— whether that day you felt like God knew you were there or not. Whether you felt anything or not. Whether you got specific direction or not. Whether you felt that particular day like you got anything at all out of your Bible reading. The Lord sees. He hears. He esteems your practice of prayer in Jesus’ name. It never ever doesn’t matter. We’ve adapted as a culture to instant messaging but, the thing is, the effects of prayer are cumulative. For instance, the very thing we prayed so hard for last year may have been timed by God’s sovereign authority and wisdom for an answer today. But we may miss it because three days later we shrugged our shoulders and decided we’d been talking to the sky. Here’s the primary point: Cornelius “prayed to God regularly.” And there he was one day—postured, focused and listening—when God determined to do a most remarkable thing.

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