V1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
From God's perspective, prayer is a daily responsibility. ( Matthew 6:11 give us today our daily bread). That is a pray to make daily for bread. ( Ephesians 6:18 - Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;). God expect us to pray not only on daily basis but He also gives details on what and how to pray for on those occasions;
1) pray in the spirit. "In the spirit" is the first thing He mentioned on prayer. He starts with the how to pray and where to pray from. According to 1 Cor14:14 (For if I pray in tongues, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.), praying in the spirit is praying in tongues. Meaning, we ought to pray first in and from the spirit. Paul emphasized this in verse. 15 (What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.) The praying in or with understanding is the also but in and with the spirit is the first and the main way of praying. 18 (I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all). Paul prayed in tongue more than he did with the understanding. So the first thing about prayer is to be done a) daily (constantly), b) in the spirit (in tongues of the spirit), and 3) for a long time (more with tongues than with understanding). Paul prayed more in tongues than all of them in terms of volume and value of prayer. Praying in tongues increases weight, value and volume to your prayer because the spirit of God who knows what to pray for as we ought to, is the one praying through us. Praying in tongues helps you to pray better, the God's way, and for long. Tongues helped him to pray for long than he would normally do with understanding.
2)... and not to faint. With out prayer man faints, becomes weak, intimidated, dreadful, ......
V1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
From God's perspective, prayer is a daily responsibility. ( Matthew 6:11 give us today our daily bread). That is a pray to make daily for bread. ( Ephesians 6:18 - Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;). God expect us to pray not only on daily basis but He also gives details on what and how to pray for on those occasions;
1) pray in the spirit. "In the spirit" is the first thing He mentioned on prayer. He starts with the how to pray and where to pray from. According to 1 Cor14:14 (For if I pray in tongues, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.), praying in the spirit is praying in tongues. Meaning, we ought to pray first in and from the spirit. Paul emphasized this in verse. 15 (What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.) The praying in or with understanding is the also but in and with the spirit is the first and the main way of praying. 18 (I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all). Paul prayed in tongue more than he did with the understanding. So the first thing about prayer is to be done a) daily (constantly), b) in the spirit (in tongues of the spirit), and 3) for a long time (more with tongues than with understanding). Paul prayed more in tongues than all of them in terms of volume and value of prayer. Praying in tongues increases weight, value and volume to your prayer because the spirit of God who knows what to pray for as we ought to, is the one praying through us. Praying in tongues helps you to pray better, the God's way, and for long. Tongues helped him to pray for long than he would normally do with understanding.
2)... and not to faint. With out prayer man faints, becomes weak, intimidated, dreadful, ......
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