Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Matthew 6:6-8: Private payer in your prayer closet This self-examination process is extremely necessary in prayer to prevent the first statement about mountain moving prayer to be used for our own ill thought out purposes. The second statement about forgiving others as an avenue to prayer echoes the statement in the Lord’s prayer about forgiving others as we have been forgiven. It points out the extreme necessity of faith in believing that something will happen as a result of our prayers.
This is commonly referred to as “mountain moving faith.” This image has been used by Christians throughout the years to keep believing and praying in the face of what seem to be insurmountable obstacles. These statements were made by Jesus to his disciples when many were questioning his spiritual authority. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. It also brings in the principle of being close enough to God to know his will so we will be able to know when we ask for things whether they line up with God’s purposes for our lives and his kingdom. It speaks of us having confidence when we pray that God hears us. The apostle John, one of the disciples who was closest to Jesus, shares this advice with the early church. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” What may seem like a small matter to someone else may be a big thing to you. This Bible verse tells us God’s ears and heart are always open to hear about anything, big or small, that makes us feel anxious or worried. Some once told me that they weren’t praying for a new job, which they desperately needed, because they felt like they shouldn’t bother God with it since there were other people with much bigger needs like serious diseases. It gives a pattern for a straight forward way of praying where we are encouraged to present our requests to God with thankful hearts. This advice on prayer was written by the apostle Paul to early church members to encourage them to pray to God about anything and everything that troubled them. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.” This prayer is used in churches and in private prayer worldwide.Ĭountless books, sermons and articles have been written on it because each phrase leads us into a different dimension of prayer, such as praising God, praying about his will, asking him to provide for our needs, asking for forgiveness and also the grace to forgive others, help during temptation and protection from evil.
#Daily bible scriptures and prayers how to
Jesus created this prayer to teach his disciples how to pray. This is known as the Lord’s Prayer or the Our Father and is one of the most famous prayers in the world. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’” Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is I heaven. Matthew 6:9-13: The Lords Prayer or the Our Father Here are the top 10 scriptures on prayer and how to use and apply them effectively when you pray: 1. These top ten scriptures on prayer teach us how to pray with confidence and authority.
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