PRAYER SEEMS SILLY!

Friday, August 24, 2018

PRAYER SEEMS SILLY!

Luke 11:1

11 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

           Think about it! We close our eyes to see an invisible God. We have an option of praying silently – in our head – or out loud for others to listen in. We ask for either mundane things like daily bread or miraculous things like healing. Yes, to the unconverted heart and untrained eye, prayer seems silly.

           The disciples had watched Jesus pray and there was something very different about the way He went about it. It was not ritual but conversational. It was not rushed nor labored. It was conversational. This prompted them to ask for a complete tutorial on prayer.

           Luke 11 is Jesus’ answer to their question. He taught them to be persistent (11:5-8). He said that prayer is based on a relationship similar to a Father and Son (11:11-13). It was, therefore reasonable that the relationship would drive the response. If I ask for a biscuit will I get a rock? The answer is simple. God loves me. I get a biscuit.

1 John 5:14-15

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Lord, thank you for access to your very throne room. Thank you for hearing the whispers of my heart. AMEN