Pray Like This
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Welcome to day 4! You’re almost there!
There’s a good chance you’ve seen this passage of scripture before. Are you confident in coming to God in prayer? Are there specific ways you think God wants to be spoken to, specific words you think He wants to hear? Think about approaching God in the way you would want your children to approach you when they wanted to talk or needed something.
Welcome His wisdom and direction in prayer today! The Holy Spirit is a teacher, and Jesus Himself intercedes for us in prayer.
Reset
“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 others. Truly I tell you, 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. “This, then, is how you should 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 today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
Reflect
What kind of feedback do you think Jesus might give you about your own prayers? Ask Him, then try praying in a new way.