God's Word on That

Tag: Let Us Pray

  • Let Us Pray, Let Us Pray

    But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold (Job 23:10).

    How often in our trials we pray “Lord, change my situation; make my life easier!” But His love is set rather on changing us, on bringing us forth as gold. Instead you may find it beneficial to pray, “Father, change me! Don’t end this trail until You have done all You want to do in my life through it.” This is not a noble prayer, but simply a sensible one. Who wants added trials to accomplish what God intends to do in the present trial that we are rushing to get through?

    Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to You I pray (Psalm 5:2).

    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 men. I tell you the truth, 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 (Matthew 6:5-8).

    Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak (Matthew 26:41).

    The Spirit helps us in our present limitations; we do not know how to pray worthily, but His Spirit in us is actually praying for us in those agonizing longings which cannot find words (Romans 8:26).

    Beware, above everything in your praying of limiting God not only by unbelief but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, ‘abundantly above all that we ask or think’. Each time you intercede, be quiet first and worship God in His glory. Meditate on what He can do. Then expect great things! (Andrew Murray)

    Lord, teach us how to pray (Luke 11:1).

    Never stop praying (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

  • Let Us Continually Pray

    To ‘pray’ is to ‘desire’ or ‘long for’ — but to desire what God would have us desire. True prayer is simply another name for the Love of God. Pure love is in the Will alone. It loves without feeling, as faith believes without seeing.

    The heart in which the true love of God and true desire exist never ceases to pray. Love, hidden in the depths of the soul, prays without ceasing, even when the mind is drawn another way. Such a hidden desire in the soul ceaselessly draws God’s mercies.

    Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

    The Spirit helps us in our weakness; we do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express (Romans 8:26).

    Talk with God with the thoughts that your heart is full of, whatever the Spirit brings into mind. If you enjoy the presence of God, tell Him so. Tell Him your hopes, your fears, your joys and sorrows. But when you tell Him about your miseries, ask Him to cure them. Tell Him without hesitation everything that comes into your head with the simplicity and familiarity of a child sitting on its parent’s knee.

    When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites… When you pray, go into your own room, shut the door and pray to your Father privately… 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 that, for your Father knows what you need before you ask (Matthew 6:5-7).

    Growth in prayer is indicated by growth in simplicity and steadiness in attitude. Our communion with God becomes a simple and familiar union, far beyond the need for words. Simplicity is a rightness of the soul. Sincerity is actually a virtue below simplicity. Simplicity consists of a middle ground in which we are neither giddy nor too composed. God wants us child-like, not childish.