The best examples of prayer that we can find in the Bible,
are given to us by Jesus Himself. He often went out alone to pray and would
pray all night. He prayed before healing someone, feeding the five thousand,
before calling Lazarus out of the grave, and knelling in anguish in the Garden
of Gethsemane. In Matthew Chapter 6 He gives us the model prayer so that we
don’t have to guess how He wants us to pray, but we have a formula to use as a
guide. Before giving us His model, He gives some other instructions: Don’t be
like the hypocrites. Don’t stand and pray where people will see you. Go into
your room and pray in secret. Don’t use vain repetitions.
“In this
manner, therefore pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your
kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do
not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the
kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” (Matthew 6:9-13)
Let this simple model become your model too! Take time out
right now and pray along these lines the things that God has put on your heart.
Use simple words, your words, not fancy, spiritually sounding words, but simply
the cry of your heart to His heart.
Pray that:
1.
God will fill you with a desire to pray more and
more everyday.
2.
God will be glorified in your life and your faithfulness
to seek His guidance in all that you do or say.
3.
Other members of our church will become more and
more in love with the Savior and desire to spend time with Him in prayer.
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