Ablaze for God - Day 26 Devotional

“Your Prayer Must Saturate Your Ministry”
Submitted by Ben Drown
Key text: Matthew 12:34

“Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”

Never is the scripture more true than when the Apostle Paul says, “We are laborers together with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:9) The truth be told – when we pray more, we can say more with fewer words! The length of a speech may indicate a lack of prayer!

Effective ministry is more than intelligence and command of Biblical language. We are directed to “speak, as the very Words of God” (1 Peter 4:11). It’s intimate conversations with God that matter most. Prayer challenges and fills our hearts in such a way that His message flows out of our abundance.

Effective ministry comes from effective praying. It takes time, practice, discipline, persistence and “passionate patience”. It takes “praying ourselves full” if we would be “poured out” out in ministry.

Charles G. Finney, the evangelist and preacher emphasized that truth by itself will never produce spiritual results. It takes the Spirit of God setting truth aflame, empowering and applying truth to those who hear.

It has been said, “ A people of God set ablaze by the Spirit will attract a crowd.” And may I add: Cold hearts won’t do. Pray your heart hot!