How do we pray
Romans 5:1-5 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Hebrews 4:14-16 Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are —yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Prayer, that wonderful gift from God that connects us to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, should never be our last resort. Instead, it is the first place we should turn. For prayer is first and foremost a part of our praise to the most high God. Secondly, prayer is our conveyance of repentance, for how can we ask for God’s blessing if we carry unrepentant sins in our hearts.
Thirdly, prayer is the way we stand in the gap for others. When Nehemiah was assembling workers to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, he saw that as soon as a section was rebuilt, people would come behind them and tear it down. So he engaged men to follow closely behind the builders, thus protecting the newly built wall
Likewise, when our brothers and sisters in Christ are in need of protection, it is our responsibility to stand for them, preventing the enemy from encroaching in their territory. And finally, we pray for our own needs, knowing that God loves us and wants the very best for us. So how do we approach God? Boldly, for we are not coming timidly before a god we do not know, but instead we are asking our creator to hear our pleas.
Will He always give what we ask? No, but he will give us what we need, and what more could we us ask.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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