Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (Colossians 4:2)
Throughout the Bible, God’s instruction to his people is clear: we are to devote ourselves to prayer. Why? Because prayer is our channel to God, our way of sharing our hearts and lives with him. Although we know prayer is important, we don’t get around to it until we’ve tried everything else.
Although prayer is our natural response to God and vital in the life of faith, too many believers neglect the practice of daily prayer in all circumstances. Just like any other faith activity, like worship or Bible reading, it’s not enough to think about prayer, or believe in prayer—we have to pray!
Do you want to deepen your relationship to God? Start with prayer, led by the examples that God himself gives us in the Bible.
In this 15-day series, pastor John Koedyker looks at the practice of prayer. We start with what the Bible teaches about prayer. Then we will look at prayers found in the Bible that serve as models for our own prayers.
Read: Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. (v. 1) I was watching a crime
Read: 1 Kings 3:4-15; James 1:5 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. (1 Kings 3:9 NIV) The story
Read: 2 Kings 6:8-17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” (v. 17) One of the things I have learned about prayer
Read: Matthew 6:9-15 This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven . . .” (v. 9 NIV) One of the best-known prayers in all the world is
Read: Philippians 1:3-11 It is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment. (v. 9) Back in 1965, pop singer Jackie DeShannon sang
Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly. (v. 1 NIV) When I was a young pastor, I occasionally
Read: Revelation 21:1-4, 22:20-21 Come, Lord Jesus! (Rev. 22:20) There is no better way to end these devotions on prayer than to consider the prayer that the Bible ends with:
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