Daily Prayer_November 16, 2011

The Word of God for wisdom:

Proverbs 16:17 (HCSB)
The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.

The Word of God for inspiration:

Psalm 29:10-11 (HCSB)
¹⁰ The Lord sat enthroned at the flood; the Lord sits enthroned, King forever. ¹¹ The Lord gives His people strength; the Lord blesses His people with peace.

The Word of God for encouragement:

Matthew 6:9-13 (ESV)
⁹ Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread, ¹² and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

My observation:

We have seen this week how Jesus taught his disciples to pray. He admonishes them that prayer should be secret and sincere. Today he adds another principle, and that is that prayer should be systematic. He gives them a model for praying. He said to them when you pray use this as your format. The disciples had seen Jesus pray, and they wanted to learn how to pray like he prayed. I'm glad that disciple asked the question.

Luke 11:1 (ESV)
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

My prayer:

Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so thankful for the privilege of being able to have an audience with you, the sovereign God of the universe. Father, your name is a wonderful name. Lord, I bow low at your feet, and I exalt your name. Oh, how precious is the name of the Lord. Father, there is no place I would rather be than in the presence of my Lord, and my God.

Psalm 145:18 (ESV)
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

 

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1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV)
² Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— ³ if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.