What Is Prayer? by Joy Haney

God must think prayer is very important. He has stored in a vial in heaven every prayer you have ever prayed. “And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints (Rev 5:8).” Notice He did not place them in cheap containers. The prayers of the saints are precious to Him. He stores them in golden container. He not only hears our prayer, but He is preserving them forever.

We are told to “Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). We like the scriptures that tell us God shall supply all our needs and we quote them and live by them. Sometimes we ignore the ones that tell us to pray. We ignore them simply by not obeying them. Then we wonder why we do not have victory or why we don not have revival.

Prayer is life changing. Prayer is a purifier. Prayer makes us look up. Prayer is asking and receiving. Prayer is the answer for all things because God answers prayers. Prayer is touching God.

Prayer is joy… Psalm 16:11
Prayer is peace… Matthew 11:28-30
Prayer is inspiration… Job 32:8
Prayer is power… Acts 4:31
Prayer is rewarded… I Peter 2:12
Prayer is cleansing… Isaiah 6
Prayer is healing… II Chronicles 7:14
Prayer is energy…Acts 17:28
Prayer gives faith…Mark 9:29
Prayers are stored forever…Revelation 5:8
Prayer gives confidence…I John 5:14

"When Ye Pray" author Joy Haney