Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The prayer life of a believer

So many prayers are in the Bible. From one Psalm the cries out Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 65:2 ESV
O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
There are also the word in which God promises to be there.
Psalm 50:15 ESV
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."

So what do you pray for Jesus in the Lord prayer this is what Jesus prays.

Matthew 6:9-13 ESV
Pray then like this: "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 also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And He prays in John 17 that we be one with Him as He is one with the Father.
Paul for the Colossians prays that...
Colossians 1:9-14 ESV
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;  being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;  giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

I have been more and more convicted about our need for prayer. That we be strengthened in our inner being. That we a rooted and grounded in Love. That we fight and not remain stagnant. That we love one another with a pure heart. That we be more conformed to the image of Christ. That we count all things as loss compared to the reality of knowing Christ as Lord. That we see him and know him and love Him for He is worthy.

1 comment:

Tina said...

Amen, Levita! Thank you!