Luke 18:1 (KJV)
And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
A census is regarded as the official count or survey of a population. Most countries do their census periodically to capture different kinds of data. It helps countries to come up with general knowledge about population structure, demographics, income, etc. There is also a heavenly census of which many are ignorant, and our scripture today reveals something about it.
“Men ought to pray.”
In simpler terms, according to this scripture, you ought to be a praying person to be considered a man to God. Only man can pray. Those who do not offer prayers to God are not considered part of His population. It is through your prayers that you are recorded in the register of man in the spiritual realm. God desires communion with you through prayer. If you are not praying, you are an entity that is merely moving to and fro in the face of the Earth. Make prayer your lifestyle, and you will count with God.
PROPHETIC DECLARATION
I will pray and not faint. My prayers shall rise like incense every day. My communion with God is everything, and I shall continue to pray till rapture. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 Thessalonians 5:16
