March 22

“Ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest, and give him no rest, till he . .. make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” Isaiah 62:6-7

When the children of Israel commenced to plan for their exodus from Egypt, the reaction of Pharaoh was to double their labor so that they had no time even to think about it. When you begin to plan or practice a more effective prayer life, Satan will counter by making you busier than ever with needs and responsibilities, so that you have no time for prayer.

You must not neglect your duties nor fail to take your responsibilities seriously, but you should put prayer first. In this realm the principle of tithing may also be helpful. After you have given God a tenth, you will discover that you can more efficiently use the remaining nine-tenths of your time. Give God his rightful portion and it may even be that the other nine-tenths is more effective than the ten-tenths which you had before you tithed.