“But when you pray, go away by yourself,
shut the door behind you, and pray to
your Father secretly. Then your Father,
who knows all secrets, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:6
(New Living Translation)
shut the door behind you, and pray to
your Father secretly. Then your Father,
who knows all secrets, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:6
(New Living Translation)
"Seven days without prayer makes one weak."
William Temple defines worship this way, "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, and to devote the will to the purpose of God." This type of worship is the all-encompassing activity of man. Worship is not something you do, it should be who you are. Again, man is an essentially worshiping creature. He will find someone or something to worship.
God requests that His people worship Him through prayer. He says in Jeremiah 33:3, `Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' One of the greatest forms of worship is prayer. Our Lord himself was found praying in a mountain all alone (Matthew 14:23), praying early in the morning (Mark 1:35), or all through the night (Luke 6:12). He always made the time to commune with the Father in solitude.
Prayer shows your dependence and reliance on God and gives worth to His omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence. This communing with God is the spiritual response to His sovereignty and power. In spending time alone talking to God, there is adoration and praise, thanksgiving, confession of sin, supplications and petitions. God hears and responds to our cries with guidance, renewal of the spirit, soul and body and open reward.
As Jesus was teaching the sermon on the mount, He instructs believers to spend time alone in prayer. He does not want us to be pretentious in front of others and not have an intimate, personal relationship with Him. In essence, he teaches that the motivation for prayer must be sincere, without empty repetitions and done in faith. Prayer is not a ‘genie-in-the bottle’ type wish list. Prayer is actually developing a personal relationship with the God of the Universe.
In secret prayer you can fully concentrate and engage with God, free from the distractions and cares of this life. It allows you to pour out your soul to God and receive His comfort, peace and insight.
Make prayer your daily occupation. Find a special time when you can get away from it all and talk to the Sovereign Lord. Luke 18:1 says that “men should always pray and never lose hope.” The reward of secret prayer is that you get know to know your God who will empower you to do great exploits (Daniel 11:28).
Prayer is a command, not a suggestion. Do it in obedience. It will become your daily discipline and ultimately it will become your delight! Take the time today and everyday to worship God through private secret prayer. The rewards are out of this world!
God requests that His people worship Him through prayer. He says in Jeremiah 33:3, `Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' One of the greatest forms of worship is prayer. Our Lord himself was found praying in a mountain all alone (Matthew 14:23), praying early in the morning (Mark 1:35), or all through the night (Luke 6:12). He always made the time to commune with the Father in solitude.
Prayer shows your dependence and reliance on God and gives worth to His omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence. This communing with God is the spiritual response to His sovereignty and power. In spending time alone talking to God, there is adoration and praise, thanksgiving, confession of sin, supplications and petitions. God hears and responds to our cries with guidance, renewal of the spirit, soul and body and open reward.
As Jesus was teaching the sermon on the mount, He instructs believers to spend time alone in prayer. He does not want us to be pretentious in front of others and not have an intimate, personal relationship with Him. In essence, he teaches that the motivation for prayer must be sincere, without empty repetitions and done in faith. Prayer is not a ‘genie-in-the bottle’ type wish list. Prayer is actually developing a personal relationship with the God of the Universe.
In secret prayer you can fully concentrate and engage with God, free from the distractions and cares of this life. It allows you to pour out your soul to God and receive His comfort, peace and insight.
Make prayer your daily occupation. Find a special time when you can get away from it all and talk to the Sovereign Lord. Luke 18:1 says that “men should always pray and never lose hope.” The reward of secret prayer is that you get know to know your God who will empower you to do great exploits (Daniel 11:28).
Prayer is a command, not a suggestion. Do it in obedience. It will become your daily discipline and ultimately it will become your delight! Take the time today and everyday to worship God through private secret prayer. The rewards are out of this world!
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1 comment:
What an awesome reminder of how important it is to have private time with God each and every day. If Jesus often went off alone to commune intimately with the Father, how much more so should we.
But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. (Luke 5:16 NLT)
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