Prayer: The Soul's Liquid Asset
What is a liquid asset?
"A liquid asset is an asset that can easily be converted into cash within a short amount of time" (Chen, 2024). A company with high liquid assets has a low chance of experiencing liquidation.
What is liquidation?
‘Liquidation is a legal process that
applies to companies or partnerships in which a liquidator is
appointed to "wind up" the affairs of a company. At the end of the
process, the company ceases to exist.’ (Department of Economy, 2015)
During liquidation, a company must shut down and sell all its assets to generate money, which is used to pay back its creditors and investors. A company with low liquid assets might be forced into liquidation if it cannot meet its financial obligations.
The main reason firms liquidate is insolvency, which means they cannot pay their debts or meet their financial obligation as they become due. In simpler terms, they don’t have enough cash reserved to keep them going.
Unfortunately, this can be the case for us Christians when we don’t have enough prayer power in our prayer banks.
ABC
of Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says that we should
pray without ceasing, comparing prayer to the breath of life.
What is prayer?
Prayer is communication between God and
man.
In my view, prayer is the greatest
privilege of our time. The ability to communicate with God 24/7 is something
the prophets of old would have deeply valued.
Importance
of Prayer
According to Revelations 5:8b prayers are not lost, rather they are stored in heaven. “Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people” (Revelations 5:8b). Our sacrifice of prayer is like a sweet aroma before God (Psalm 141:2).
This can be seen in Genesis 8:20-21, when Noah offered sacrifices unto God, and He received them as a pleasing aroma. In that time, the blood of animals served as a means for accessing God. However, in our current dispensation, Jesus Christ, the ultimate sacrifice, has taken our place. Now, our prayers serve as a substitute for those burnt offerings (Revelations 8:3).
In Revelations 8:3, an angel was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar before the throne. Then the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.
Saving
for a Rainy Day
A day of adversity may come, when you may not be strong enough to pray.
Proverbs 24:10 says “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” It means your prayer bank is limited and there is not enough prayer power to be mixed with God’s incense to generate a reply or keep you from “fainting.” In Luke 18:1 Jesus further emphasizes this by saying "Men ought to pray and not to faint." This verse encourages continuous prayer as a way to build up spiritual endurance and prayer power, ensuring that when adversity strikes one's faith remains strong and unshaken.
Additionally, Jesus instructed His disciples to "watch
and pray so they won’t fall into temptation" (Matthew 26:40-41).
Prayers are investments. That’s why we should be in a constant state of prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Investing in prayer is one of the most profound commitments one can make. It is, at its core, an investment in one's relationship with God.
In Psalm 91:15-16, God promised that when that person who has a relationship with him calls upon him, He would; a.) Answer him b.)Be with him in times of trouble c.) Deliver him d.) Honour him e.) Satisfy him with long life and f.) Show him His salvation.
Just as a company with high liquidity has a
low risk of facing liquidation, an individual with a strong relationship with
God is less likely to “faint on the day of adversity”.
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Bibliography
Bible Gateway (1993) Bible Gateway. Available at: https://www.biblegateway.com/.
Chen, J. (2020) Liquid Asset. Investopedia. Available at: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/liquidasset.asp.
Department of Economy (2015) Company liquidation | Department for the Economy. Available at: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/company-liquidation.
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