Find A Place Of Prayer

"On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer.  We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there."  Acts 16:13 (NIV)

Luke, the physician and companion of the Apostle Paul, recorded that Paul and Silas went outside of the city gate and headed to the river looking for a common gathering place which was known as a place of  prayer.  When they arrived there they found that a group of women had already gathered there.

The early Christians were a praying people.  Even when there wasn't a church building for them to gather in, they gathered and prayed by the riverside and in each others homes. (Acts 12:12)  The Bible says that we ought to always pray.  (Luke 18:1)  We should pray in private at times. (Matthew 6:6)  However, we are encouraged to come together and pray, even if there are only two or three of us.  (Matthew 18:20)  There is power in prayer.  Prayer is an effective tool which we ought to use more often.  (James 5:16)  "Little prayer, little power; much prayer, much power; no prayer, no power."  (Unknown)  We can pray anywhere, and anytime.  We cannot pray too much.  So, go to prayer meetings.  If your church does not have one, consider starting one.  Make your home a place of prayer.