KNOW HOW TO PRAY

Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.Prayer, it’s often a subject a lot of people have trouble with, and here is one of these. Scripture tells us that when we pray a prayer of intercession, it’s as if we build a bridge between God and the people we are praying for. Take note that this isn’t just a prayer, it’s a deliberate action a mindful for a specific purpose. It isn’t just saying words, it’s a construction project. In 1 Timothy 2:1–2, Paul writes: “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” Because Jesus has done the work of intercession and still intercedes for us with the Father, and because the Holy Spirit intercedes for us as well, helping us unburden ourselves, we can now intercede for others. The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit have built bridges to God that we may cross over, so that we, too, can build bridges. We have the incredible privilege of building a span from heaven to earth, from God to the person for whom we are praying. Let’s imagine you have a twenty-year-old son named Jonny who let us say he’s going a stray. You’re worried and you want to intercede for him. Jesus does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves. — Romans 8:27 So you come to God with this crushing weight on your heart because you love Jonny, and are concerned for him, you feel helpless to change his course. What do you do? How do … Continue reading KNOW HOW TO PRAY