Instant Prayer by Bobby Burns

Dwayne,

This revelation has been such a blessing to me that I wanted to share it with our other brothers through the blog, so when you have time, please post it. Thanks.

Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient through tribulations, and continue
instant in prayer.


Point to make about being instant in prayer.

Brothers, I believe that one of the most important things that we can and must do as
mighty men is to listen and follow through with those quiet promptings from the Lord. Those precious times that we hear Him say, "Come into your prayer closet, I have something to tell you." Or those times that He tries to inspire us to respond to reading his word, or even those special invitations to be a witness for Him. Basically, any time we receive a word of direction from Him we should respond immediately. I have always felt that it was vital to practice this life style, but a few weeks ago He really confirmed it. He told me that, "There is no better time to receive from me than during an invitation." Recently, while becoming familiar with e-sword and pondering on that revelation, He reminded me of Hebrews 2:1 "Take the most earnest heed to those things which you hear lest they slip away. Wow! What a confirmation that this is what he was saying. Romans 10:17 tells us that faith comes by hearing the word of God, and we know that Jesus is the Word John 1:1; 1:14. So obviously faith comes by hearing not only the biblical word but by hearing the voice of Jesus. James 1:22 says, "Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." So, when we hear those promptings we are to adhere to them immediately, otherwise we deprive our selves of something that is available at that time. We may not experience the fulfillment of the blessings during our response, but we will experience the blessing at just the right time.

The word instant means, to adhere to one, to be devoted or constant to one,
to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing, to
continue all the time in a place, to be in constant readiness for one, wait
on constantly.

If we will be instant in prayer we will automatically rejoice in hope and
initially this will give us the strength we need to be patient through
tribulations.

Of course, we should always begin our day with prayer, and we should never end a day without prayer; however, if we are not careful those prayers can become ritualistic. Those prayers are the times that He requires, but they are the times we set. Those quiet promptings we receive from Him are the times He sets. That is why I believe that it is so important to respond. They are special invitations from the Holy One.

As I ponder about the many times I have received revelation or impartation, the majority of them have occurred upon responding to His quiet voice.

Ultimately, being instant in prayer is a major key to many,
many vital things in our walk with Him.

Your brother Bobby<><