“Pray without ceasing.” — I Thessalonians 5:17.
I do not imply that I know more about prayer than you. I hate to hear anyone celebrated as “an expert in prayer,” for the simple reason that no child should be called an expert in talking to his/her parent. What’s so hard about that?
Granted, we make it harder than it should be, with our rules, our religions, our legalism, our opinions, our blindness, and our sinfulness. But in its essence, prayer is talking to the Father through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Period.
What I do imply however (for this article) is that there are insights in Scripture on the subject of prayer many of us may have missed. Here are a few……
One. Scripture says you do not know how to pray as you should. That’s Romans 8:26. So, let’s not let that stop us. God’s not looking for eloquence but faith.
Two. Scripture says both the Holy Spirit and the Lord Jesus are interceding for us. That is Romans 8:26 and 8:34. Now, personally, I have no idea how this works, particularly when Romans 8:31 says “God is for us!” So, it appears the Triune God is on our side!
Three. Scripture says the best pray-ers were Moses and Samuel. That’s Jeremiah 15:1.