FAITH CAPSULE: Engaging prayer laboriously not lazily is practicing prayer with labor.

Daniel 6

John the Baptism, at the location of water baptism, with people getting baptized there was no record of baptism backed with prayer. However, when Jesus came for His baptism, He prayed, and heaven opened. The book of Luke 3:21-22 documented, “When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You, I am well pleased.” Prayer will open heaven if one will understand engaging prayer laboriously as a lifestyle.
Communicating by faith is also praying by faith (Speaking by faith) to God for the manifestation of expectation.
Once, Jesus communicated by faith when a fig tree withered. His disciples reacted with curiosity when they asked Jesus: “…how did the fig tree wither away so soon?” (Matthew 21:20) Jesus responded to His disciple’s question: “…Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive” (Matthew 21:21-22). With Jesus’ communication of faith (prayer of faith) a fig tree withered. Engage God with the prayer of faith to receive undeniable proof of answer from God.
Prayer is labor which answers for deliverance and preservation in this wicked world. Prayer is labor with a custom approach. David’s prayer of labor for his deliverance and preservation which is custom is recorded: “As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.” (Psalm 55:16-17) David’s testimony points out that prayer labor happens with a custom approach which is the way of living life before God prayerfully, to be receiving from God.
Daniel is another one with a lifestyle of prayer labor of custom. Daniel’s testimony of his deliverance and preservation recorded: “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days” (Daniel 6:10). Daniel’s deliverance from an untimely death in the den of lions was the result of his prayer of labor with custom before God.  Do you have a schedule of attending to God prayerfully?
Study the word of God to understand the power of praying before God as a lifestyle. Take note that, “Whatever things were written before was written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4). Engaging prayer laboriously not lazily is practicing prayer with labor.

Prayer for today: Ask for God’s hand to draw you prayerfully to His presence.