Be Still And Know

Colossians 4:2-3 'Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.' There is no way in which one can exaggerate the importance of prayer. It has been (wisely) said that we are as strong as our prayer lives and no stronger. That applies just as much to us as individuals as it does to our churches. It is through prayer that we deliberately open up our lives to God and so without it we will soon be struggling. It is for that reason that Paul encourages his readers to devote themselves to prayer. They needed to be continually committed to it and to be on their toes. Paul was more than aware of the spiritual battle they were fighting every day, and they needed prayer to keep them spiritually alert. We must never forget that Paul was in prison when he wrote these words. No one knew better than he did how important it was to stay close to God in pra