Simply stated, prayer is the connection between God and mankind. The Father God does not intervene on heavenly or earthly affairs without the support of prayer.
Meaning - Prayer or connection between God and man cycles between two phases. Communion comes first and then communication, this process should cycle continuously without ceasing.
Communion (our consumption of God) is the development of our being to become increasingly in line with the nature of what God has called us to be. Therefore communion is the consumption of God through various modes of contemplation including learning, ministry, prophecy, reading scripture, debate, discussion, thinking, etc. Assuming one has access to the Holy Bible, the single limiting factor to communion is time. The enemy does all he can to distract us from developing the practice of contemplation. Re 1:11
Communication (Gods consumption of us) is Gods consumption of our sacrifices to Him. There are several channels of communication with God: worship, intercession, fasting, ministry, giving, gratefulness, etc. In any case all communication to God is presented through one gate which is faith. The extent of our faith is limited to our communion with God. The highest level of faith is found in Revelation 2 & 3 otherwise referred to as The Harp, aka The Seven Lamps or Spirits of God. The cornerstone of our faith is purity and the capstone is understanding.
The joint effort of communion and communication strengthen each other causing an output of greater abilities and ultimately a greater relationship (connection) with God. Furthermore communion builds belief (conviction) and communication is belief expressed; which is faith (persuasion). Therefore our faith is limited by our belief, which is limited by our communion. Jn 14:12; Mt 17:20
Reference - Re 5:8; Ge 1:1-2; Re 1:11; Mk 9:19; Mk 9:29; Ps 141:2;
THREE DIMENSIONS OF PRAYER by Chris Hodges AUG 7, 2005
Rev 5:8, Re 8:3-5
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