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"When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! Matthew 6:7-8 NLT
What does the word prayer mean to you? In today’s scripture passage, Jesus taught His followers what prayer should be by first telling them how not to pray. Much like today, nonbelievers thought that if they simply repeated their prayers over and over, their pagan gods would hear them and answer.
Jesus warned against that kind of praying for those who followed Him and therefore knew God as their heavenly Father.
God is your Creator, your Lord, and your source of all good things, including your eternal salvation. He’s all those wonderful things, but He’s so much more. He’s your tender, loving Father in heaven who has adopted you into His eternal family and made you the object of His love and kindness. As such, He wants you to connect heart-to-heart with Him every day as you speak with Him in a real and intimate way.
Prayer: Thank You, Father, both for hearing my prayers and for knowing better than I do what I need. May my prayers always be from my heart to Yours and never formal repetition. You are my loving Father, and I want to communicate with You in a very real, very personal way.
What does the word prayer mean to you? In today’s scripture passage, Jesus taught His followers what prayer should be by first telling them how not to pray. Much like today, nonbelievers thought that if they simply repeated their prayers over and over, their pagan gods would hear them and answer.
Jesus warned against that kind of praying for those who followed Him and therefore knew God as their heavenly Father.
God is your Creator, your Lord, and your source of all good things, including your eternal salvation. He’s all those wonderful things, but He’s so much more. He’s your tender, loving Father in heaven who has adopted you into His eternal family and made you the object of His love and kindness. As such, He wants you to connect heart-to-heart with Him every day as you speak with Him in a real and intimate way.
Prayer: Thank You, Father, both for hearing my prayers and for knowing better than I do what I need. May my prayers always be from my heart to Yours and never formal repetition. You are my loving Father, and I want to communicate with You in a very real, very personal way.
