Lord Teach Us to Pray

 

(John 5:19 NLT)  So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself.  He does only what He sees the Father doing.  Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.”

 

Jesus is our ultimate example in prayer.

 

Some points to remember about prayer:

1.  Jesus was fully God, but He was also fully man.  One of the reasons He came as a man was so that we could emulate what we see in His life.

 

2.  As a man Jesus needed to pray for guidance.  If Jesus attempted to do things without hearing from the Father it would be no different than us when we get outside of His will.

 

3.  Jesus could not to ANYTHING on His own.  If Jesus saw a clear need to spend time in prayer, then how do you think you can ever succeed in life without it?  Jesus counted on the Father daily and so must you.  Receive your marching orders for today in prayer.

 

4.  Jesus spent time alone with the Father.  Praying with or around others is fine, Jesus did this too, but there is nothing like giving the Father your undivided attention.  Make time to give the Father quality time in prayer.

 

5.  Jesus prayed early in the morning.  If you are like me, then once your day starts rolling it’s hard to slow down.  Taking the time early in the morning to pray helps you keep your priorities in order and it will also help you properly order your day. 

 

6.  Jesus did not assume that everything that happened would be God’s will.  Far too many believers accept everything as ‘the will of God’ without ever spending time with the Father to find out what His will actually is.  If you hear from the Father in prayer, you won’t ever question His will, because you will know it.

 

So what does this mean to you today?  It means prayer was the key to Jesus’ success.  Jesus always knew what to say and do, because He made the time to spend quality time alone with the Father in prayer.  You can experience like success if you commit to spending time with the Father and hearing from Him in prayer.