First of All, Pray

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men;

1 Timothy 2:1

In the work of the the Lord, we must believe in the word of God. We work according to His word. Only when He says, then we obey; whatever He says will always be fulfilled. We must obey and believe in His word. Then it is He who initiates, executes and accomplishes. We are just His channels.

In this regard, we must, first of all, pray. Pray to be one with the Lord. Pray into Him that He may pray in our prayer, which is His will. Any work carried out without thorough prayer is doubtfully of God. No wonder, many Christian works have been wasted. There is a need for more and more prayer. 

The burden today is heavy, the need is great but what we can do is nothing. Therefore, we must pray and pray. Not talk about prayer, or preach on prayer, but PRAY and PRAY. As we pray in oneness with the Lord and the Body, the Lord will accomplish His will through us.

Before initiating anything for the Lord, our utmost urgent responsibility is to first of all pray. In small and big things, we must pray. In things related to the work of God, to the church or family matter or personal matters, we must first of all pray. And let the Lord work in us first and through us.