SATURDAY March 8, 2025

The Knowledge of the Truth

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:3-4

Paul concluded his thoughts on prayer by saying that prayer is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior. In the Bible, prayer is described as being like incense to Him: Let my prayer be set before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice (Psalm 141:2). Also, in 2 Corinthians 2:15, we find that our lives, in this wicked world, become a fragrance: For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

Who are we a fragrance to? To those who are saved and those who are perishing. God’s desire is for man to come to the knowledge of the truth so they can be saved. In 1 Timothy 2:3-4, the main subject is the salvation of souls. The power of prayer is key in the battle for the souls of men.

Prayer is a daily necessity in the Christian life. Follow Jesus’ example when praying. He prayed early in the morning and late at night: Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed (Mark 1:35). On one occasion, He prayed all night long: Now it came to pass in those days that He [Jesus] went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God (Luke 6:12). If Jesus made it a priority to pray, then how much more should we pray?

Learn from Jesus how to make time to intercede for others. May God give you a hunger and a thirst for prayer, not only when you come to Calvary Chapel, but daily while at home. Pray in the morning, afternoon, and in the evening. Always pray! Pray God blesses Calvary Chapel, the leadership of our church, the sheep, and the lambs. We need your prayers––pray for us.

The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It’s not the only thing; but it is the chief thing. The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; not those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those who actually take time and pray.
~S.D. Gordon~

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