Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 NKJV
The Swiss theologian Karl Barth once said: “To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the world.” When we follow Jesus and allow prayer to shape our lives like it shaped His, we will begin to stand against the ways of the world. Prayer refocuses our perspective on the ways of our Lord so that the Kingdom can remain manifest among us. Learning to pray is much more than just learning a prayer, and we cannot simply learn to pray by learning to say specific words, but the repetition of such words are part of the discipline of prayer. Sometimes we don’t realize it, but every time we read the words of scripture we are praying. Every time we sing the words from our hymnal we are praying. Every time we greet others around us in love we are praying. Living a life of prayer is not easy, but it is more fruitful than we can possibly imagine. Jesus’ own prayer life was obviously important to the disciples and should be important to us. We learn from Luke 11 that prayer is about bringing to the LORD our deepest needs and most perplexing trials and tribulations. Prayer is about waiting during unknowing times for light, love, and strength from the LORD who made each one of us. Lord, teach us to pray.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, thank You for teaching us how to pray through Your example.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, thank You for teaching us how to pray, through Your example and the words of the prayer You gave to the disciples. Amen
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
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