By When we pray, then we realise what is truly on our hearts. We often fail in prayer because we do not have any sense of urgency or need and are callous to the troubles of this world. But often we fail in prayer, not for lack of burdens on our
Exactly What Is God All in Control of?
God’s god-ness is already a sufficient explanation for being a very sovereign being, but the true living God is not only a god with some areas of sovereign control. God is in control of absolutely everything. The simplest statement of it is Psalm 115:3 Our God is in the heavens;He does all that
Relief during Distress
You have given me relief when I was in distressBe gracious to me and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1 Isn’t that the testimony and plea of every believer? God has given us relief when we were in distress, but we still plead for His listening ear and His gracious care.
Pray for God’s Sovereignty on Display
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven More so than anything else, “The Lord’s Prayer”, or perhaps more accurately, “Every Disciple’s Prayer”, is a prayer for God to make it obvious that He is in control of everything. The model prayer that our
Praying the Bible
Some of the least recognised, but profoundly impactful, especially over time, ministry of some pastors has been the public prayers during worship services. This reflects a heritage of the importance of public prayers in the lives of believers. The book of Psalms is the Bible’s way of modelling the relevance
A Prayer Praising Jesus Christ
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according
Learn to Pray by Being around Prayer
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He didn’t teach them about prayer, but instead gave them a prayer to start praying. One of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”And he said to them, “When you pray, say:“Father, hallowed be
Raising Your Spiritual Water Table
As much as we would like it for God to mature us in a moment, or even over a special church camp weekend or something like that, the reality is that God matures us one day at a time for the entire duration of our earthly life. Our church takes
The Best Prayers Are the Private Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer is without doubt the most famous of prayers. It is one of the most cherished prayers among the saints and even the unregenerate have some respect for it. It is recited by excited little kids in Sunday School, as well as by countless priests following traditional liturgies.
A Good Time to Pray
When is the best time to pray? The short answer is: every time! As Martin Lloyd-Jones is quoted for saying: “Always give in to every impulse to pray”. Daniel had a great approach to the best time to pray. Daniel would pray according to a set routine, as well as