Have you ever wondered to yourself, how should I pray or
what should I say when I’m praying? Many
years ago, I found myself at this crossroad.
However, I learned how to pray and today, I want to share with you what
I learned regarding prayer. If you will
get your Bible and turn to the Gospel according to Matthew, Chapter 6, verses
5-15, you will see what Jesus said about prayer.
In verse 5, Jesus instructed us “not to pray as hypocrites
for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in
order to be seen.” In other words, don’t
pray for other people’s adoration and attention. Don’t pray just to be seen so you can get all
puffed up. Also in this same verse, Jesus tells us to “go
into your inner room, and when you have closed the door, pray to your Father
who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” WOW! Did
you catch that? God will reward us when
we pray in secret. Prayer is a personal
and sacred act and it should be done in our “prayer closet”, a place where you
go to pray, or the actual act of prayer.
Now don’t confuse your personal prayer time with prayer at church, or at
a religious ceremony. If you are asked to pray, by all means do so.
In verse 6, Jesus goes on to tell us that when we pray “we
should not use meaningless repetition, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose
that they will be heard for their many words.”
You see, it’s not how many words, but the faith of those words. When we pray we should not babble and babble,
saying words without faith and not much thought. We should pray what God’s Word as already
said and believe by faith that He hears us and will answer us.
The next time you pray - Remember to pray in secret
to Father God and be careful not to use meaningless words.
Be Blessed and Read Part 2.
