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Prayer
If you find hard to pray, you may follow the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:9-13.
9 ‘This, then, is how you should pray:
‘ “Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.”
The book of Psalms is a good reference for prayer because it shows examples of prayers.
The prayer could be done using your audible voice (as opposed to silence) especially if you find it helps you pray. Rather be concise than keep on babbling (see Matthew 6:7-8).
The prayer may include repentance, thanks, and praises.
You could tell God about various issues, and (recent) incidents you concern about.
You could pray for others (intercession).
# Many verses including John 16:23 teach us to pray “in the name of Jesus”.
References
[1] The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). (2011). (Revised and updated edition, Mt 6:9–13). London: Hodder & Stoughton.
Psalm written by the warrior of faith, David
I started reading the book of Psalms recently after having finished reading the book of Job. Coincidently, I came across with Bible.is app and downloaded it to my smartphone recently, too. I found out this app was perfect for reading/meditating the book of Psalms. There is different background music for each chapter and it is […]
I desire mercy, not sacrifice
Part I shows Sabbath related verses in the books of the Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) and Part II shows what Jesus taught about the Sabbath day (= the Sabbath). (Quick Links) I. Sabbath related verses written in the books of the Law in the Old Testament II. What Jesus taught about the Sabbath […]
The Great King Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 29 – 32, 2 Kings 18 – 20 Regarding to king Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:5 says 5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6 He held fast to the Lord and did not stop […]
God has said to Solomon after he had completed the Temple of God
2 Chronicles 7:14 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. References [1] The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). […]
God or idol?
In this message, the focus is not anyone else but Adam or the reader, who is responsible to put God first even though Adam or we may tend to blame others. It is surprising that how much the first 3 chapters in the 1st book (Genesis) in the Holy Bible tell us. I. God pointed […]
God’s power of resurrection
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Welcome! Happy Easter! Since Adam’s fall, death came to humanity. Over the thousands of years, we have been accepting death as common fate. Recent coronavirus worsened our situation under the power of death. We need faith in God and His Son Jesus more than ever. Today, let us study Ezekiel 37:1-14, and find […]
Christ’s Sacrifice for our Sin & Resurrection foretold
Isaiah 53:1-12 Sacrifice of Christ for our sin was foretold in verses 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12 in Isaiah 53, underlined as below. His resurrection was foretold in v10 and v11 marked in bold. 1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew […]
Solomon
Solomon’s life gives us the lesson that even wisest men can be gone astray by women. How? 1 Kings 11:2 describes this as below: 2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, ‘You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.’ Nevertheless, Solomon held […]
a spring of water welling up to eternal life
See John 4:13-14. 13Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Let us think about what ‘thirsty again’ means. Our physical […]
