Teach Us To Pray

Genesis 27; Genesis 28; Psalm 4; Luke 11
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Scripture

Luke 11

1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
3 Give us each day the food we need,
4 and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation.”

5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ 7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ 8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.

9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”

Observation

Teach us to pray the disciples asked of Jesus. How is your prayer life? What did you pray for during the night last night? Did you wake up during the night? Did you pray while you were waiting to go back to sleep? What did you pray for? Who did you pray for?

I think it is important to realize that God loves for us to pray. It is the most important thing that we can do for ourselves and for the people around us. God wants to answer our prayers. He wants to meet our needs. He wants to take care of us. He wants to work in the lives of the people that we are praying for.

Application

I will continue to pray for people and I will not give up on them. God will work in their lives.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for letting us pray to You. Thank You for hearing us and thank You for answering us too.

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