Bloody Battleground (Compilation) — Compilations

Prayerlessness Among Those Serving Christ

Only praying men touch God. Very few of God's people pray anymore. We're too busy working for Jesus to talk to him. You see Christ coming to the shadows, standing outside the office door, and he says, Man of God, can I have an hour, please?

Ministry Activity as an Excuse to Neglect Prayer

Not now, Lord. I've got a counseling session. I've got to try to save a marriage. Again, the Spirit calls, Man of God, may I have an hour with you? Not now, Lord. I'm meeting with my architect and building committee for your new church.

Missions, Travel, and the Lack of Time for God

We'll be busy till midnight. Again, the Lord calls. What about tomorrow? May I have even one day with you now? Not now, Lord. I have no time. I'm leaving for South Africa for a missions conference. Very soon, Lord.

Prayerlessness Reveals a Lack of Desire

Not just now. Souls are dying. I need it in Africa. We have time to visit, to build, to travel, to vacation, to attend meetings for recreation, greeting, counseling, visitation, but no time to pray. You know, I'm weary of hearing people say, This is such a busy, fast-paced generation.

We don't have time to pray today. No, it's not a lack of time. It's a lack of desire. You don't make time for what you really want to do. Look at those Christian brothers on the racquetball court. Sweating, concentrating, serious, hours and hours on the racquetball court.

Entertainment and Social Priorities Displacing Prayer

There's another, he's got a Coke in hand, and he's got sandwiches, probably going to watch three hours of cowboy time. These are the men who tell me they have no time to pray. And here's the dear lady.

She spends her time at Tupperware. Her baby shower is going. Tomorrow, she goes shopping. The afternoon, she's got to see what's going to happen to Laura on TV. She tells me she has no time to pray. Look at the young people in America.

Wasting their time. Alexi War, goofing off, bored, restless, looking for action. No time to pray. Oh God, somehow get this generation on its knees. Break it, not just the Lord's prayer, but a Holy Ghost communion.

The Son of God Intercedes for His People

You say you have no time to pray, yet the very Son of God, who has the care of all the multiplied universes, He has the time to pray for you. He takes the time to intercede before the throne of God. He prays.

Religious Activity Without a Life of Prayer

You say you have no time. He does. Anything in His name, but we will not pray. We'll sing and cry, but we won't pray. We'll visit the sick and the prisoners, but we won't pray. We will counsel the hurt and needy.

We'll stay up all night to comfort a friend, but we won't pray. We'll fight corruption, but we won't pray. We'll crusade for morality, but we won't pray. We'll stand up against nuclear armaments, but we won't pray.

We can sit here for two hours, praising God, but we won't go home and pray. We'll attend crusades and seminars, go from meeting to meeting, lift our hands and sing and shout and praise the Lord, but we don't pray.

Prayer as a Spiritual Battleground

It's not just a bunch of words running out of our mouth. It's not just a bunch of words. I'm so sick and tired of people just saying words. No wonder the devil is sapping the spiritual strength of this generation, because prayer is a bloody battleground.

Prayer is a bloody battleground. The devil will throw hell at any man who says, I'm going to pray and seek the face of God. The devil's not afraid of power-hungry saints, but he trembles at the sound of a praying saint.

He trembles at the sound of a praying saint.