6.21- On prayer.

 6.21-

On prayer.

When we pray together, we don’t feel completely alone. We then remember to worship God as the one who works together for the good of His children.

We can talk to God about what we want Him to do for us and what we think we need Him to give us. In prayer we become humble to confess our own sins and the need to forgive everyone who has hurt us. In stillness we remember the lesson from Jesus on the cross -- those who hurt us, do not know what they are doing. For our part, we can turn over the people and the situation for Him to work out His justice and righteousness. We can move forward. God reminds us of things that the evil one wants us to forget.

Our Father in heaven has blessed us greatly and will do so again and again. Prayer and worship reminds us that the universe has a marvelous design and designer. He is an all powerful, all wise and all present maker who has called us to be His children and taught us to talk to Him about what we want Him to do for us.

Luke 11.

11 It happened that while [a]Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 And He said to them, “When you pray, say:

‘[b]Father, [c]hallowed be Your name.
[d]Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our [e]daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation.’”

5 And He said to them, “[f]Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 because a friend of mine has come to me from a journey and I have nothing to serve him’; 7 and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children [g]and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his [h]shamelessness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9 “So I say to you, [i]ask, and it will be given to you; [j]seek, and you will find; [k]knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened. 11 Now [l]which one of you fathers will his son ask for a [m]fish, and instead of a fish, he will give him a snake? 12 Or he will even ask for an egg, and his father will give him a scorpion? 13 So if you, despite being [n]evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will [o]your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”