much more that we could say on this supremely important subject of prayer, but it is not possible in this leaflet. We

cannot finish without stressing the need of prayer for the revelation of the Holy Spirit to give understanding of the

Word of God. This does not come through cleverness or special education. The writing of the Word itself was the

result of the Holy Spirit inspiring faithful men to write it (2 Pet.1:19-21), and He alone can explain it. The Lord

Jesus, referring to the future work of the Holy Spirit declared, "He will guide you into all truth", and "He shall

glorify Me" (John 16:13,14).

The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 2, declared that the things God had prepared for His redeemed are not known

by any human being, but "God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit" (1 Cor.2:9-11), and further on "the things

of the Spirit ... are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor.2:13,14). The work of the Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary for the

revelation and understanding of truth, and that is why in Ephesians 1, the Apostle states that the Father had given the

Ephesian believers "the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him" which led to the "enlightening of

the eyes of their understanding". This certainly refers to the work of the Holy Spirit (see the N.I.V. here). He is the

great revealer of truth, and it is to Him that we must look if we want a real knowledge of the Scriptures with all their

wealth of revelation concerning God's great redemptive purpose, which will involve a new heaven and earth in

which Christ will be supreme.

One is sometimes asked how often should one pray, and the answer is in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without

ceasing". The Apostle Paul declared again and again that he never ceased praying, specially for others (Rom.1:9; 1

Thess.1:3; 5:17; Eph.1:16; Col.1:19; and 2 Tim.1:3). So we should constantly pray and give thanks (Eph.5:20), and

"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving" (Col.4:2).

If we want to discover the spiritual treasures that are found in God's Word, we must look to the Holy Spirit, the

Revealer of truth, to do for us what was expressed by the Psalmist when he asked for his eyes to be opened in order

that he might know "the wondrous things in God's law", which of course means His Word (Psa.119:18).

"Pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17).

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