Title: Our Prayers
Contents Sunday Worship
Title: Our Prayers (Acts 4:21-31)
Regular breathing of good air is essential to maintaining good health. The same is true of the religious life. Essential to the health of our faith is the regular practice of the right prayer taught in the Bible. Are our prayers correct and biblical? I think it's time to ask this. Prayer is God's means, not man's means. In other words, biblical prayer does not belong to the person praying, but to God who receives the prayer. This is the prayer the Bible teaches. How can I pray properly? Today's text tells us a few things about him.
First, we need prayer to find God's will in the midst of temptation.
What do we expect and pray for? We do not pray for persecution to go away. We generally want our wishes to be fulfilled through prayer. As a result, we become frustrated when our wishes do not come true as we prayed. The Bible points out that this kind of prayer is a typical form of human-centered, erroneous prayer that seeks to get what one wants from God. When we encounter trials and difficulties, before we pray that those trials will be removed, we should realize what God is trying to teach us and pray that we will receive His wisdom and instruction.
Second, we need a prayer that correctly knows the object of prayer.
The prayer the Bible teaches is that we pray with a clear understanding of the object. More important than the method of prayer is the content of the prayer. My zeal is important, but it is more important to whom I will pray and whom I will pray for. The prayer the Bible speaks of is absolutely impossible without proper maturity of faith. Those who pray deeply and pray correctly are those who have matured in their faith. I'm not talking about zeal.
Third, we need a prayer with the right content.
We should only pray that God's power will be revealed through us. I hope this will be the content of your prayers with me. Let's pray for the kingdom of God to be established on this earth. They prayed to find God's will in the midst of suffering, prayed to the right person, and prayed with the right content.
What is your spiritual condition? Do you have trouble breathing or with due to bad air? Please remember that whenever you pray, someone comes before you to call and comfort you. So, I bless you in the name of the Lord to live with courage through the fact that there is a Lord who is your true joy.