The Priority of Prayer
We all have to decide what is really important to us. Of course, we will have to set our priorities because we all have a lot of things we need to do. The most important thing should be what the Lord values the most. He values having a close, personal relationship with each of us. Therefore, He wants us to spend time with Him and to have long, meaningful conversations with us, where we talk to Him and He responds to us. That is just what we mean by prayer. Besides knowing Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior, there is nothing more important than prayer. Yes, I know there are other priorities, but we can't fulfill them without a vibrant prayer life. Jesus showed us this when He went to Jerusalem to be crucified for us. (Luke 19:46) He said to them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves." I wonder what we and our churches may have substituted for prayer being our main priority? I believe the Bi...