Ptr. Aljon A. Gilgon

Christ Centered Church

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

September 26, 1990

"But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets."
Revelation 10:7 KJV

Prayer for me is so precious and valuable. It is like precious stones, eating food, drinking water, and lastly like the air I breathed. This is my learning while I am in the School of Yada, the necessity to Pray. If Muslims pray to Allah many times a day, how about me who knew who God is, can I not pray without ceasing daily? No, I must pray! I am convicted, convinced, and encouraged to pray more. To be watchful by investing more time in prayer. This is where the secrets of the King are revealed, the intimacy which I am longing for. Revealing the secrets of the Lord and His will is much important to me as a servant. I can not do anything without Him! Prayer changes my life. Making myself less and more of Jesus in my life, more of His Words, more of Him is my joy and desire. Prayer is the source of Wisdom, it reveals the hidden meaning of the written Word inspired by His Spirit. As the Word of God said in James 1:5 "But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God". I've learned so much from my mistake in the past. I did not give importance to praying which led me to live a defeated life in the past. Carnality was more dominant in me and it was getting stronger daily, and it could not be overcome by listening to preachings or by hearing the Word only. I had to make a sacrifice and have a great desire to be right with God. Prayer helps us to overcome carnality. Prayer makes us strong spiritually and makes us become disciplined people together with self-control. Deep prayer also makes us experience supernatural things. Prayer opens our spiritual eyes to see the things of the Spirit and the reality of the spiritual realm. Prayer gives us visions and also prophetic dreams. In prayer, we are learning the different depths of praying, different dimensions, and realities. Prayer is mysterious and a lot of mysteries are hidden only deep praying can unlock. Prayer is unfathomable. Prayer connects us to the source of life. When we pray more, the more we become like Him, and the more we discover who we truly are. The purpose of our life and our missions is being revealed when we pray.