We have just celebrated the Ascension of our Lord having been reminded of His lordship and promised victory. We saw that the number of His willing volunteers will continue to multiply and that all of His enemies will be vanquished—either by His transforming grace or by His immutable and inescapable judgement. Either way, the promise will be fulfilled of his enemies being made a stool for His feet—“and then comes the end” (1 Corinthians 15:24).
But since that anticipated “end” has not yet arrived we still have a lot of work to do. We must continue to rise up, put on our spiritual armour, grab the sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God) and, empowered by prayer, pursue God’s enemies who must be made His friends.
As it stands, there are multitudes of people who have been untouched by the gospel because they have been unreached with the gospel. We need to be committed to doing something about this.
Prayer should be an integral part of the life of the believer and the life of the church. And yet we often neglect this great gift from our heavenly Father. We struggle to understand how we should pray, why we should pray, or how God uses prayer to accomplish his will. Psalm 50:14–15 teaches us some important lessons and encourages us to get on our knees and get praying.