Prayer
The gospel of Matthew notes Jesus said,
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:5-8.
Praying is an act of faith. As Jesus said, God knows what we need before we ask him. However God want to us to show our faith in him by acknowledging Him in Prayer and praying, for our needs.
The writer of Hebrews states,
Our prayers should go up to God not just in the bad times but in the good times.
The apostle Paul states,
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12.
The book of Acts states of those early believers,
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” Acts 2:42.
Leonard Ravenhill noted,
The gospel of Matthew notes Jesus said,
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:5-8.
Praying is an act of faith. As Jesus said, God knows what we need before we ask him. However God want to us to show our faith in him by acknowledging Him in Prayer and praying, for our needs.
The writer of Hebrews states,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
Prayer is acknowledging God is real in good times and in bad. Acknowledging God will meet our needs even when we cannot see Him.Our prayers should go up to God not just in the bad times but in the good times.
The apostle Paul states,
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12.
The book of Acts states of those early believers,
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” Acts 2:42.
Leonard Ravenhill noted,
"If weak in prayer,
we are weak everywhere."
Leonard Ravenhill
As twenty-first century Christians we need to pray. I like what Francis of Assisi said,
“We should seek not so much to pray
but to become prayer.”
Francis of Assisi.
Please think about it.