Is It Sin Not to Pray?
Pray without ceasing. “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you” (1 Samuel 12:23).
We must pray for the power of the Holy Spirit in our fellowship.
It is a sin against the Lord to not pray for our fellowship, pastors, and missionaries. Every one of us needs to see how indispensable our intersession is. It is every bit just as much a duty as loving our Lord. I know we don’t respond well to duty and don’t want to do things out of duty.
However, look at duty in this sense: Duty is a term that conveys a sense of commitment. It is not a matter of passive feeling or mere recognition. When someone commits himself or herself to the fulfillment of a duty, they do it without consideration to their own self-interest. It requires the sacrifice of immediate self-interest.
Ask today for grace to fill the role of intercessor with joy and give your life to bring down the blessings of heaven on our fellowship, pastors, and missionaries.