Essentially a Man of Prayer
Well, friends, I hope that William Duma’s stories and some of the experiences he went through have been a blessing to you. They really challenged me as I read them and inspired me to live a life closer to God, like he did.
The Secret of Duma’s Success: A Life of Prayer
And it all actually started for me on the very first page. I want to share with you the few lines that really struck me. It says this: “If we seek for a human explanation of his success, we seek in vain. But pull aside the curtain on his prayer life, and the answer is plain. Duma was essentially a man of prayer. Prayer had the prior claim on his life and time. He saturated his service with prayer, and intercession was the secret of his healing ministry. The many hours spent in the presence of God showed on his face and were evident in the power of his preaching and healing.”
A Personal Reflection on Prayer
You know, over the last couple of years, this has been a theme that God has been bringing up in my life consistently: prayer. Am I praying enough? Am I, as they said about Duma, essentially a person of prayer? Does prayer have the prior claim on my life and time?
This kind of thinking has really been challenging me, and honestly, I don’t know that I can say that about myself yet. My prayer life is often inconsistent, and I wonder if God would do greater things with me if I had a more consistent prayer life.
A Call for All to Be People of Prayer
And you know what? This isn’t just about people who are in ministry like me, in churches. All of us are ministers in our own right—in our jobs, in our families, wherever we are. If we are essentially people of prayer, if prayer has the prior place and time in our lives, what great works could God surely do through us?
Join Me in Committing to Prayer
Will you join me in committing to prayer today? Committing to spending more time in prayer than in front of the TV? Committing to intercessory prayer? Committing to relaxing through prayer? There is so much need in the world, and you and I have this great gift of being able to be alone with God, glorying in His presence, and lifting up our requests to Him.
Duma’s story wouldn’t have been anything like it was if it weren’t for his committed life of prayer. May our lives be changed as we take on a new commitment to praying, praying, praying.
God bless you, friends. And thank you for listening to these messages and sharing them. Go well.
