Luke 11:1
The disciples all had knowledge of how to pray. They had the Psalms in their heads. They had people around them model praying all their lives.
Jesus, however, had something different. His prayer was different. An attractive church, one greatly used by God, also prays differently than others. How so?
The church learns from the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:26-27 tells us Who is our best prayer teacher.
Jesus prays to follow the Father’s will, not to get His own. “Thy will be done on earth…” Do we mean that?
Jesus prays to deepen His connection to the Father while He is in flesh. “Hallowed be Thy Name.” Is our church hallowing our Lord? Do our lives prove God to be sacred to us?
We learn to trust God through prayer. “Give us this day our daily bread.” Are our lives and faith based on our work, or on God’s care?
Prayer shows us the extent and depth of our need of a Savior. “Forgive us our sins.” Congregations that confess are blessed.
Jesus gives glory to the Father. His focus is on God. Do we pray to meet with the Lord, or to get things from Him?
Congregations that pray Jesus’ way are changed. The Lord makes them able to do more than they could ask or even imagine. Why could we not be one of those congregations?
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