PRAYER
CONT'D..........
Certain Conditions for
Successful Prayer
The Holy Spirit has an
active part in our prayer life and encourages us to know how to pray,Romans
8:26-27.
Our Father answers every prayer we
offer in the way of a request. He says "yes", "no", or "wait a while".
Worksheet
This is a session that summarizes the topic of
prayer and praying as it occurs in the teaching of the Scripture. It's not
exhaustive by any means. But it is enough of a basis to give adequate
information so that you or any young Christian can begin an active prayer life.
Prayer is essential if we are to enjoy
fellowship and communion with the Master. It does not make me more spiritual.
The reasons people pray are varied and sometimes are not according to the will
of the Father and His Son.
Three Kinds of Prayer
We usually want to spend
time with those we love. There is joy in talking with them and hearing them
speak. This type of prayer is called communion. Write
in your own words what you feel this is in your own life in relation to your
Heavenly Father!
This can be accomplished
through reading, praying and meditating on the words of Scripture. I can ask
Him to make real for me the things that I read, as I read. Or I can be away in
a private place just because I want to spend time with Him alone. It may be in
public. It may be an open or closed eye approach. Whatever it is, it involves
simply _______________ with Him. It may involve loving Him and telling Him how
we feel about Him, listening for Him to speak to us, or thanking and praising
Him for what He has done and who He is, Philippians 4:6, 1Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm
100:4.
The second kind of prayer
is petition.
Petition is asking for things and sometimes for people. In this light, it is
different from____________________ which is simply having fellowship with God.
Petition is asking for our needs or for the needs of others. Matthew
21:22 says,
"If we believe we will _____________.” Sometimes I will ask for others.
When I offer a petition for another, I stand beside the person for whom I am
asking. We needn't be afraid of our Father’s lack of concern about things that
may appear to be little to Him. God is interested in our needs irrespective of
how trivial they seem to be. When I ask for these kinds of things, I am usually
praying a prayer that is a _______________.
The third kind of praying
is intercession.
Intercession at times can be more intense than petition. It also involves being
in a different position. When I offer a petition, I stand beside another. When
I intercede, I am usually in between the person, for whom I am praying, and the
Father. Moses’ prayer is an example of intercession when he prayed that God
would not destroy Israel. But if God chose to, he asked to be taken also.
Intercession was illustrated by Paul who said what concerning Israel, Romans
9:3?
Intercession was involved in the prayers of
George Mueller, when he sought God’s provisions for the orphans he served. Read
the accounts of the prayer life of Harry Ironsides, Oswald Chambers, Amy
Carmichael and other more contemporary saints.
Certain Conditions for
Successful Prayer
People frequently say that prayer for them seems
to be a failure. Somehow they don't connect with God, or what they are asking
for isn't on the Father's agenda for them. There doesn't seem to be any value
in prayer.
The Scripture outlines conditions for a
successful and fulfilling life of prayer. The remainder of this study will
involve looking at conditions for a prayer life that is meaningful and
successful.
Perhaps the greatest
hindrance to an active prayer life is inactivity—simply not praying. We are
commanded in the Scriptures to pray. See 1 Thessalonians 5:17. What
does this mean?
I need seriously to ask myself if I have
honestly tried to allocate time in my busy schedule to approach my heavenly
Father on a regular and scheduled basis.
The teachings continues.....................................
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