How Did Jesus Say We are to Pray? (TMF:1228)

Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Peace to Live By: How Did Jesus Say We are to Pray? (TMF:1228) - Daniel Litton
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       If prayer is so significant for us, as Christians—and it is—then I think it would be a good idea for us to consider how the Lord told us to pray—to know how to pray. Many of us pray daily, and a lot of us have different ways of doing it. What I want us to see over the course of the next three weeks is that Jesus outlined a certain, specific way we should pray. And, of course, this outline is found in Matthew chapter 6, and is commonly called The Lord’s Prayer, or the Disciple’s Prayer (as some have named it). I don’t think a lot of us think of this prayer when doing our own, individual, daily prayer sessions to God. In America, this prayer is often recited during Sunday morning church services, collectively within the congregation. And while that’s fine, that really wasn’t the only original intent of the prayer. This prayer is also a personal model for disciples of Jesus to be used daily. Remember, James has told us, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16b, ESV). Well, each of us is righteous because we have been made that way through Christ’s blood, his sacrifice on the cross. Nonetheless, it’s also true that we should be living righteously. So, in a sense, the more obedient we are to God’s commands, the more likely is he going to pay attention to what we say.