Chapter 26

"Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Not by our strength, intelligence, or power do we walk in Christ. It is only by the grace and strength of God that we walk the Christian lifestyle. Am sure we all, at some point, were told the beauty of becoming a Christian, being saved from hell, a life free of difficulty, a life free of hardships and problems. For many of us, we came into the Body of Christ through that lens, expecting that lifestyle.

The true walk of a Christian may have come as a shock to many of us, experiencing intense spiritual struggles, having a heightened awareness of your fleshly desires and needing to kill them, as well as fighting constantly with your Body on everything that relates to your growth in the Body of Christ. 

Alistair Begg says it well,"We are a walking battlefield". RC Sproul does an amazing series expounding on this in three veins: The battle with the flesh, The Battle with the world, and the Battle with the devil. We are always fighting, even when we are asleep and unaware; there is still a war going on.

This is why your prayer life must be consistent, effective, and honest [with  God].  God calls us to a life of purity, a life which Jesus lived and is inviting us to live in through faith in Him. Our flesh, the world, and the devil will always fight this. We should never be caught lacking away from the presence of God.

Apart from being a tool for war, prayer also serves as a communication channel between us and God, knowing His purpose for us and what He desires of us. This is similar to the Israelites when they were being guided by the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by day. If God speaks and we do not hear, then we will keep driving aimlessly and miss our connections.

Our prayer today is that God, you may heighten our prayer life, give us the strength to dedicate time and effort intentionally to pray, talk to you, and know you more. We just want to be where you are, dwelling daily in your presence. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

"We just want to be where you are, dwelling daily in your presence"