Continue earnestly in prayer',

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"Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2

Prayer is always necessary, and it is always profitable. In prayer . . .
we do homage to the perfections of God,
we exercise faith on His omnipresence,
we express our dependence on Him for our supplies,
we evince the sincerity of our profession,
we acknowledge our poverty and weakness,
we unburden the mind of our secret trials,
we give vent to our feelings of joy and sorrow, of gratitude and grief,
we confess our sins, acknowledge our backsliding, and obtain pardon and restoring grace,
we give utterance to our desires, and spread our case before the Lord. 

Prayer is the medium of communication between God and our souls:
we communicate our thoughts, feelings, fears, and desires; 
He communicates light, strength, comfort, and grace to us. 

Prayer is a very important duty; it is a great privilege. 

Prayer should be . . .
constant,
fervent,
believing,
hopeful, and
incessant. 

God loves it, 
Satan hates it, and 
every true Christian values it. 

We should be always in a praying frame—though we cannot be always in a praying posture.

Prayer is always . . .
necessary,
profitable and
acceptable to God.

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