Christ Jesus has given us Eternal Life which manifests AbundanLife.
Eternal Life is His Holy Spirit.
When we pray, we fellowship and communicate with His Holy Spirit that is in us.
In that fellowship we are strengthened in our faith, in our hearts, in our minds and in our bodies.
This strength enables us to go forth in the name of Jesus to do the works of Jesus.
To see prayer as something other than this reflects a misunderstanding of the Gospel.
The Word and the Holy Spirit are given to us by our Lord so that we can minister as stewards of His kingdom while He is away physically.
How Christian prayer was turned into some Eastern religion style process by which we simply feel better was obviously a trick of the enemy.
For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. |