Prayer and Obedience

2 Chronicles 15:4-7 KJV

4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. . . . 7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

Christians often say that if God's people would just pray more, then He would hear and answer their prayers. At times, I have even thought that more prayer was the answer; however, the more I read and study my Bible, I see there is more needed than just prayer.

Here we see that the people are toldto seek God. This is usually done through study and prayer. What we also see is that just a few verses later it says that "your work will be rewarded." What work is this talking about? Wouldn't this workbe the doing of what God calls us to do? Our obedience?

You see, just praying and asking God for help won't always be enough. We have to be obedient and comply with what He has called us to do.

If we go back a few chapters to 2 Chronicles 7:14, we see that not only are we called to pray and seek, but also, humble ourselves and turn from our wickedness. These are not just suggestions! We need to be obedient.

While I agree that God's people need to pray more (prayer is often a last resort instead of a first line of defense), I also believe we need to be more obeident.

More prayer and more obedience!