Cucumbers belong to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon (the Cucurbitaceae family). Like watermelon, cucumbers are made up of mostly (95 percent) water, which means eating them on a hot summer day can help you stay hydrated. However, there's reason to eat cucumbers all year long.
The same word is used again to indicate persistence or perseverance in prayer. God desires this kind of prayer, because it indicates that we have come to a sense of our own lack and are unable to meet the need ourselves.ith persistence and perseverance, we are to be devoted to prayer and petition for all the saints. It is the work of the Spirit of God in our lives that makes this effective and possible. But we are responsible to apply ourselves with diligence and urgency. Praying will take persistence and diligence.
The Lord tells us that our labor should be to enter into God's rest. This sounds contradictory, but this is the only striving, and laboring that is commanded by the Lord. We are to cease from our own works. Prayer is our labor of love, devotion and surrender.It is the means whereby we can enter into God's rest. The process of prayer in itself brings a rest into our hearts, souls and spirits that produces God's peace and comfort in our lives.Prayer is the key to entering into the rest of the Lord, where we can dwell with the Prince of Peace.e are to cease from our own works. Prayer is our labor of love, devotion and surrender. It is the means whereby we can enter into God's rest. The process of prayer in itself brings a rest into our hearts, souls and spirits that produces God's peace and comfort in our lives.