Humans were built for language and
communication.
It's one of the bits of creative
genius God used when He formed His highest creation. And apart from
regular communication, whether it's the written word or verbal, we
have a great gift from a loving God: prayer. And that's what we're
talking about this week in a series we're calling, Prayer
101.
Prayer is an intensely personal way
to communicate with our Creator, the One who knows everything about
us.
Jeremiah 29:12 says, “Then you will
call on Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you.”
All through scripture we see that
God is available to us all the time. No regular hours or standing
meetings. We can talk to Him anytime we want. There are 650
recorded prayers in the Bible, and we read about people praying
while sitting, standing, kneeling with faces to the ground, or
hands lifted up.
By the way, Amen means “let it be,”
or “so be it.”
The word “prayer” appears for the
first time in Numbers 5:22.
Since prayers are human
communication with God, we see that the first prayers were way back
in Genesis 3 and 4 when Adam and Eve, and later Cain, talked with
God. In the second exchange, even though Cain was angry and had
just killed his brother, he was having a conversation with
God.
Jesus famously model prayer in Luke
11 and noticed that He was talking to God, the Father.
It can be a fine line when thinking
about how prayer is initiated. Often, thoughts come to our minds or
we're reminded to pray for someone. However, there's an indication
that God prompts us to talk with Him.
In Galatians 4:6, that from our
hearts we cry out, “Abba Father,” and that the indwelling spirit of
the Lord prompts this in us. Of all the great gifts God has given
us, Prayer is one of the most special. It's how our spirits commune
with the One who loves us with perfect love. And He's always ready
and waiting to hear from us.
Let's pray.
Father, God, we worship you for who
you are. We love you. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for making
a way for us to talk with you. The things that lie hidden in our
hearts in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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