Magnificent Prayer #320
Magnificent Prayer #320
Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there, so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
Romans 15:31–32
For our prayer to be truly effective, we must spread out our prayer like a net. What does this mean? It means we must pray so that nothing is left out which should be prayed for. We will not allow anything to slip away. Without such a “prayer net” we will not be able to obtain good results.
A person who knows how to pray knows how to pour out his heart desire completely before God. He will use all kinds of prayers to surround as with a net the thing he prays for so that the adversary can do absolutely nothing.
Nowadays our prayers are too loose, they are not tight enough. Though we may use many words, our prayers are not well-rounded, thus providing the enemy loopholes through which to make his attack. But if our prayers are like spreading nets, the enemy will have no opening by which to get in. And thus shall our petitions before God be realized.
WATCHMAN NEE
Pray About It: How loose or tight is your net of prayers? This analogy tells us how to envision our prayers. If we’re vague, the net is loose and the answer may slip away. If the net is tight, the adversary can do no harm.
Pray a net around your situation today. And keep the net tight.
Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to be subject of prayer. Prayer reaches down to the least things of life and includes the greatest things which concern us.
E. M. BOUNDS
From the book
