we are to be fully armed with the truth, we are to be armed with righteousness, we are to have the gospel, we are to have faith, we are to have assurance, and we are to have the Word of God, and all of these things we take upon ourselves as armor, and then he says with that armor I want you to pray. If we reflect upon that, it should come home to us that from the perspective of scripture, prayer is a discipline, not an impulse. Prayer is a discipline; it is demanding, and we are commanded to pray. |