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Study 5A WHY, WHEN AND HOW TO PRAY
Key Verse: ““…they should always pray and not give up.”” (Luke 18:1)
Nothing is more important in the life of the Christian than that there should be a right understanding of, and a regular engaging in, the privilege of prayer. Prayer means contact with, communion with and fellowship with God. It is not simply asking God for things, though it does include that. Our Lord related the parable in Luke 18:1-8 in order to stress the great importance of prayer. He said, “”they should always pray…”…” This, of course, is a comprehensive word; it is the privilege of all to pray, and in this chapter 18 of Luke’’s Gospel we are given five examples: a praying widow (verse 3); a praying Pharisee (verse 10); a praying publican (verse 13); a praying ruler (verse 18); and a praying beggar (verse 38).
1 . WHY should we pray?
There are many answers to this question, but let us confine our answer to the suggestion that arises out of the word ““should””. It means, ““We owe it to pray…”…” Thus, prayer is an obligation. Why should we pray? How is it an obligation?
1. We owe it to ourselves to pray. In the infinite mercy of God we have been given a new life, and by the miracle of the new birth we have been made partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), and this life can only be maintained and kept virile by prayer. Only as we pray can our lives be what God wants them to be, can we know the secret of victory over sin and the power of the Enemy, and can our Christian service be what it ought to be. We owe it to ourselves to pray, for without prayer we can never be the Christians we want to be –- or that God wants us to be!
2. We owe it to others to pray. We can exercise an amazing ministry on behalf of others if we know how to pray, and if this is true how solemn a thing it is not to pray for them! Look up 1 Samuel 12:23. As we think of the need, the sin, the sorrow, the suffering and the broken hearts around us is it not an obligation for us to pray for God’’s gracious relief, help and salvation to be given to those needy souls? We owe it to our loved ones and friends to pray for them.
3. We owe it to our Lord to pray. In His Word, God has given us many “very great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4), each of which invites us to trust Him and to secure from Him all that we need for life and service down here. God has, as it were, given to us a blank cheque book; each cheque is signed with the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (John 14:13), and the resources in the Bank of Heaven are limitless (Philippians 4:19). Do we not owe it to our Lord to cash these cheques, to honour His promises, to go to Him regularly in prayer and to draw upon the boundless supplies of divine grace and power that are available to us?How is your praying altar?see you in the next part...
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Study 5A WHY, WHEN AND HOW TO PRAY
Key Verse: ““…they should always pray and not give up.”” (Luke 18:1)
Nothing is more important in the life of the Christian than that there should be a right understanding of, and a regular engaging in, the privilege of prayer. Prayer means contact with, communion with and fellowship with God. It is not simply asking God for things, though it does include that. Our Lord related the parable in Luke 18:1-8 in order to stress the great importance of prayer. He said, “”they should always pray…”…” This, of course, is a comprehensive word; it is the privilege of all to pray, and in this chapter 18 of Luke’’s Gospel we are given five examples: a praying widow (verse 3); a praying Pharisee (verse 10); a praying publican (verse 13); a praying ruler (verse 18); and a praying beggar (verse 38).
1 . WHY should we pray?
There are many answers to this question, but let us confine our answer to the suggestion that arises out of the word ““should””. It means, ““We owe it to pray…”…” Thus, prayer is an obligation. Why should we pray? How is it an obligation?
1. We owe it to ourselves to pray. In the infinite mercy of God we have been given a new life, and by the miracle of the new birth we have been made partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), and this life can only be maintained and kept virile by prayer. Only as we pray can our lives be what God wants them to be, can we know the secret of victory over sin and the power of the Enemy, and can our Christian service be what it ought to be. We owe it to ourselves to pray, for without prayer we can never be the Christians we want to be –- or that God wants us to be!
2. We owe it to others to pray. We can exercise an amazing ministry on behalf of others if we know how to pray, and if this is true how solemn a thing it is not to pray for them! Look up 1 Samuel 12:23. As we think of the need, the sin, the sorrow, the suffering and the broken hearts around us is it not an obligation for us to pray for God’’s gracious relief, help and salvation to be given to those needy souls? We owe it to our loved ones and friends to pray for them.
3. We owe it to our Lord to pray. In His Word, God has given us many “very great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4), each of which invites us to trust Him and to secure from Him all that we need for life and service down here. God has, as it were, given to us a blank cheque book; each cheque is signed with the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (John 14:13), and the resources in the Bank of Heaven are limitless (Philippians 4:19). Do we not owe it to our Lord to cash these cheques, to honour His promises, to go to Him regularly in prayer and to draw upon the boundless supplies of divine grace and power that are available to us?How is your praying altar?see you in the next part...
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
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