Daily Bread_October 27, 2014

Title: Why Prayer Should Be As Normal As Breathing

Text:

Matthew 6:5-6 (HCSB)
⁵ "Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They've got their reward! ⁶ But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Observation:

Jesus taught his disciples that prayer is a matter between a person and God. The motive for prayer is to communicate with God. The Pharisees motive in prayer was to put the focus of people upon their personal righteousness. There is a place for public prayer. Jesus said, "My house shall be a house of prayer". However, today my focus is on private prayer.

The focus of the child of God should be to get alone with God, and worship him in the beauty of his holiness. The unseen God will see you, and he will reward your secret and sincere prayer.

John 1:18 (HCSB)
No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son— the One who is at the Father's side— He has revealed Him.

1 Timothy 1:17 (HCSB)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer:

Father God, Sovereign Lord, Abba, Father, I stand amazed in the quietness of this holy hour to be able have an audience with the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. What an awesome thing it is to know that the Father of Jesus is also my heavenly Father. The one who knew Jesus knows me, and loves me.

Father, I am so thankful that you listen to the prayers of those who listen to the words of your Son. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (HCSB)
Pray constantly.

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Matthew 4:4 (HCSB)
⁴ But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."

Psalm 2:8 (HCSB)
⁸ Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.

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