First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people... This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the Truth.
~ 1 Timothy 2:1,3-4
In the passage above, Paul makes it clear that prayer is the foundation of ministry...If you are having a fruitful ministry, but not praying very much, you are probably being supported by the prayers of others.
Why is prayer so necessary? Because the work of ministry is so immense...When we pray first, we acknowledge that ministry requires more than we have...
...Prayer is how we express our relationship and reliance on God through the work of Christ.
First of all, pray, then go minister in Christ's Name.
