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Aug 23, 2022 · Jesus teaches us to pray to the Father. When his disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, this is how he instructed them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father…’” (Luke 11:1-2). In prayer, we are to address God the Father. This is to be the norm; it is the pattern Jesus gives us to follow.
- Praying to God Helps Us To Grow Closer To God. If I can sum up the importance of prayer into one big reason, it would be this: prayers help us grow closer to God.
- Prayer Helps Us To Align Ourselves with God’s Will. When we pray, we are also aligning ourselves with God’s will. We are asking Him to lead us and help us in our journey through life.
- Prayer Shows You That Your Life is Not About You. Not only will praying help us to align to God’s will, but it also helps us come to terms with reality – life is indeed not about us after all.
- Prayer Gives Us Strength and Hope. It can be easy to feel like we are alone when things are tough, but God is always with us. When we pray, we are reminded that He is in control and will help us through whatever situation we are facing.
Dec 18, 2012 · The theological reason is that prayer is talking to God. And if Jesus is, as the Scriptures present him, the one person who is truly God and truly human—-the second person of the Trinity now incarnate—-then how could praying to this Jesus be wrong in principle?
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- To overcome temptation: We have to understand that while Jesus was in the flesh, he was susceptible to yielding to temptations. The temptations that came his way were as real as the ones that do come our way.
- To set an example for us: The person who said, “Men ought always to pray,” lived by it. He came to show us the best way to live. Among other reasons why Jesus prayed, he prayed to show us an example of how seriously we should take prayer.
- To carry out the will of the Father: Jesus didn’t come to do his own will. He came to live according to what was written about him. Death on the cross was never an easy task for him to carry out.
- To communicate with the Father: Being in the flesh, prayer was the only means Jesus had to communicate with his heavenly Father. Jesus, knowing that effective and frequent communication is what keeps every relationship lively, never skipped praying.
Jan 4, 2022 · We pray for a variety of reasons. For one thing, prayer is a form of serving God (Luke 2:36-38) and obeying Him. We pray because God commands us to pray (Philippians 4:6-7). Prayer is exemplified for us by Christ and the early church (Mark 1:35; Acts 1:14; 2:42; 3:1; 4:23-31; 6:4; 13:1-3).
Jan 26, 2023 · There was a sense of stillness, wisdom, happiness and glory about him. That Jesus Prayer was not praying to Jesus over and against praying to the Father. It was a way of praying through Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit and in the presence of the Father.
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