To me one of the most fascinating things about the created order that God set up in the Garden of Eden was that Adam and Eve needed to eat at all. To my mind perfection would be marked by a complete absence of need. However, even in the perfection of the garden they got hungry and when that happened they would satisfy that need by eating from the many trees that God had provided for them there. The need was met wonderfully, but it still existed.

What does it say about God that he created mankind from the beginning with such neediness? Well, in part, it means that God is not just the giver of life, but He is also the sustainer of it. He would not be glorified if we walked away from Him blessed but independent. He is glorified through our continuing dependence on Him. That’s why he made us needy. Need is the very fuel of worship. 

Need is the powerful current that draws a church into prayer. Just as hunger drove Adam and Eve to eat so too should our neediness drive us to our knees. 

What are we hungry for as a church?  

How little do we ask of God? 

How little is He glorified by a church that asks nothing of Him?

I hope you can listen in as we take up the topic of prayer in the life of our church.