| I Samuel 21:1-9 | | | | make any important decision without first consulting |
| Why should we pray? | | | | with God. |
| Without a doubt, prayer is the wisest investment we | | | | Before we make any major decisions, we should |
| can make. As a former commercial generator | | | | reach for the ephod. The greatest accomplishments in |
| technician, I remember when ever we built a generator | | | | history have been done from behind the ephod. The |
| with new computer components or new style engines, | | | | prayers of Abram rescued lot. It was at a prayer |
| we would call in the engineers that designed the | | | | meeting where Jacob wrestled with an angel and had |
| equipment. We knew that no one knew more about | | | | his name changed to Israel. God delivered Israel out of |
| the new equipment then they did. | | | | Egypt, because "He herd there cry". Hana's intense |
| God designed this entire universe, including man. Why | | | | prayer caused her to be healed of God so she could |
| not appeal to him for help when we need it? He | | | | conceive Samuel. Before Jesus went to calvary, he |
| knows all things, and is willing to tell us any thing we | | | | stopped at Gethsemane. |
| need to know. All we have to do is ask. | | | | Time out for prayer is never wasted. |
| Bring hither the ephod | | | | After prayer is when we understand things the best. |
| I Samuel 30:7 | | | | We can have much more productive lives, if we take |
| David had a very capable army of six hundred chosen | | | | time to pray. |
| men. Even with all this power in his hands, he would not | | | | |