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These words would have been so comforting in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ as we see them fulfilled in His life. Our lives are the same and we should also live by these words. How did Jesus call upon God for answers and blessings? The answer of course is in the same as we do, and that is by prayer. As we read the Bible, we see that this means, has been going on from the beginning. Genesis 4:26, “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.” God has taught us of the universal need of prayer to continue. Psalm 65:2, “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.” The Bible and our lives are so full of testimony that prayers are answered, that it is often hard to understand that we forget to pray at all times for guidance and blessing in our lives. So often prayer becomes our last resort and that should not be so.
I am reminded of an experience that I read regarding this. There was a Weaving Factory in provincial England, that had a large sign above where the weavers sat and operated the looms, which read “IF THINGS GET TANGLED, CALL FOR THE FOREMAN”. One day a new worker got her threads all tangled up. The more she tried, the worse it got. Finally, in despair, she sent for the foreman. He said, “Why didn’t you send for me earlier?” Defensively she replied, “I was doing my best” and he told her “No, that is not right, your best would have been to call for me.” This example really applies to us and our attitude to prayer. We know that God can act without prayer, but He chooses to operate through it. We must see that to Apostolic Christians, the Bible teaches that prayer is the expression of man’s dependence upon God for all things. He has given to us that gift that aids us in our prayers. Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” The difference between the prayers of men and Christian prayer, is clearly shown in Acts 10, where we see Cornelius before his conversion, prayed to God always, and God answered him in a vision. Verse 4 “Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” We see those prayers were only a memorial and he then told him to call for the Apostle Peter, who would show him how this could be upgraded. After his baptism and sealing, he and his household could then be partakers of the promise of our Lord to those who follow him. John 14:13-14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.”
This is a wonderful blessing, but we must believe in it and use it at all times.