Scripture to Read: Matthew 6:7
Prayer is our incredible privilege to fellowship with our Lord God Almighty. Our Lord makes it clear, though, that He does not want us to “use meaningless repetition.” We sometimes wonder why we struggle with prayer because it often seems hard. God tells us in Romans 8:26–27, “In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” God tells us we’re weak but that His Spirit living in us helps us in our weakness. What’s our weakness? Prayer. It’s not only a weakness, but we often don’t even know what to pray. The good news is that the Holy Spirit is praying for us, with us, and through us. The other part of that good news is that the Holy Spirit prays exactly according to God the Father’s perfect will. So, though we are weak, God wants us to come and fellowship with Him and trust that He will hear us because His Holy Spirit takes our prayers and makes them perfect in God the Father’s presence. Therefore, we should never worry about saying exactly the right prayer but trust that God loves us, and He loves when we fellowship with Him through prayer. As we pray, we join God’s Spirit as He’s already praying in God the Father’s presence—indeed, it is an incredible privilege.
Challenge & Application
· Why should we get excited about prayer from what God taught us today?
· How should your prayer life change according to what God taught you today?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!