Man of Prayer

(In his upper room [Daniel] had windows open toward Jerusalem) and three times daily he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave thanks before God, because he had always done so previously. Dan. 6:10

This morning in my corporate morning revival and personal time with the Lord, the life of Daniel challenged me deeply. A man in captivity among the Babylonians, amidst godlessness and idolatry, buffeted his body, timed his body clock and disciplined to pray three times daily! Moreover, he had always done so previously! A man of prayer indeed he was, a wonderful pattern for me to follow. 

This is no mere outward enthusiasm or zeal of a young blood. But the burden within me is real, to be a man of prayer. To be such, humanly, I need to set time and discipline myself, and divinely, God will grace me to execute the burden He implanted. Andrew Murray made such a statement, "He who does not set time to pray also do  not pray at all." This is true experientially. So there is a need to set time to pray!

To be such a man of prayer is to give God the highest cooperation and coordination to co-work with Christ in His heavenly ministry on this earth. Such a man is single-hearted towards God and absolute to Him. To such, God has a free way to reveal, to speak His mind and dispense Himself into him. As such, such a man fully depended on the Lord for everything and could do what generally and normally others cannot do, and understand what is mystery to all. And such was Daniel. And such can also be you and me. For, today, we have more than what Daniel did then--the Spirit of wisdom and revelation (Eph.1:17.)

Day by day, I am experiencing the leading of the Lord for every matter, when I come before His presence in prayer. To me, this is the best and most healthy exercise a Christian should daily and moment by moment have. And this, not for outward boasting of being "a man of prayer" but for the daily health and growth in our Christian life, to be of value to God for His move on this earth. And also, this is not a mere practice but a living, a being, a person of prayer.

Lord, make me a man of prayer. Fill me with Your Spirit everyday that I may in turn correspond it in prayer.