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03-13-2008, 03:35 AM
Why Pray?
Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Why don’t we pray more? We think we have everything under control. That’s self-sufficiency. Why don’t we pray more for others? Perhaps we don’t care all that much about them and their needs. That’s lovelessness. Why don’t we pray more when we have a felt need? We think God has made up His mind. Why pray if God won’t do it my way? That’s sinful pride. Self- sufficiency, lovelessness, and pride can separate us from God and cut us off from His goodness forever.
Why pray? We do so because God loves us. See His love in the Christ who ministered to people. See it in the Christ who met our greatest need by giving His very life on the cross to pay for our sins and make us right with God. In His love, we acknowledge our sins and find
forgiveness in Christ. In His love, we rise to newness of life in Christ, where self-sufficiency, lovelessness, and pride can be overcome. In Christ, we pray, “Thy will be done,” as Christ prayed in Gethsemane, knowing that we are praying for the best God has to give. We don’t just ask, we praise and thank God for caring about us so completely in body and soul. What a reason to pray about everything, anytime, anywhere, with our minds, our hearts, and our lips! That’s praying without ceasing.
Lord Jesus, help me pray without ceasing. Amen.
Portals Of Prayer
Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Why don’t we pray more? We think we have everything under control. That’s self-sufficiency. Why don’t we pray more for others? Perhaps we don’t care all that much about them and their needs. That’s lovelessness. Why don’t we pray more when we have a felt need? We think God has made up His mind. Why pray if God won’t do it my way? That’s sinful pride. Self- sufficiency, lovelessness, and pride can separate us from God and cut us off from His goodness forever.
Why pray? We do so because God loves us. See His love in the Christ who ministered to people. See it in the Christ who met our greatest need by giving His very life on the cross to pay for our sins and make us right with God. In His love, we acknowledge our sins and find
forgiveness in Christ. In His love, we rise to newness of life in Christ, where self-sufficiency, lovelessness, and pride can be overcome. In Christ, we pray, “Thy will be done,” as Christ prayed in Gethsemane, knowing that we are praying for the best God has to give. We don’t just ask, we praise and thank God for caring about us so completely in body and soul. What a reason to pray about everything, anytime, anywhere, with our minds, our hearts, and our lips! That’s praying without ceasing.
Lord Jesus, help me pray without ceasing. Amen.
Portals Of Prayer