Ruling by Prayer

Prayer is implementing upon earth, heaven's decisions concerning the affairs of men. Prayer is devotion; it is fellowship with God. Prayers and references to prayer appear in sixty-two of the sixty-six books of the Bible, all except the Song of Solomon, Obadiah, Haggai, and 2 John. Generally speaking the Old Testament contains more information about prayer, and the New Testament stresses the importance of prayer.
Divinity commands humanity to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17), "always pray and not faint" (Lk.  18:1), "continue in prayer" (Col. 4:2), "labour fervently in prayers" (Col.  4:12), "pray always with all prayer and supplication" (Eph.  6:18). Prayer is a wonderful and specific divine appointment. It is an ordinance of heaven.  It is one of the constitutional enforcements of the Gospel. Without it, the Gospel can neither be preached effectively, promulgated faithfully, experienced in the heart, nor be practiced in the life.