How to Pray?
1. Disciples asked Yeshua to teach them how
to pray? So Yeshua told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father,
hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Luke 11:1,2
2. Relational: By calling God, “Our Father”,
the entire relationship becomes fraternal and intimate. We become his children.
There is no other religion where this equation exists. John 1:12
3. Focus: The central focus of the prayer must
be to bring the Kingdom our Father here on earth, with kingdom values of
love, joy, peace and justice.
4. No Titles: All biological children know
that their fathers are strong and all knowing and always there at the time of
need, but they never call their fathers with big titles like almighty, omni-potent,
omni-scient and omni-present etc. They simply call him Father, Abba, Papa,
Daddy and so on. So, when we pray to Father God, we do not have to use big
words, but as his children we have the privilege to have close fellowship and
commune with our Father with simple words.
5. What to ask, what to seek and where
to knock:
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you.” Luke 11:9
6. Children ask for wrong things: As children we are bound
to ask for the wrong things, like a child asking for chocolate or
ice-cream or some sugary things but the Father will only give what is good
for the child. Luke 11:13
7.
First things first – Ask for the Holy
Spirit: “So
if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Luke 11:9,10
8.
Then you will ask for the right
things like: “Ask me and I will give you nations (Gentiles) for your heritage and
the ends of the earth for your possession.” Psalm 2:8
9. You will seek the right things: Like Yeshua came to seek
and save that which was lost. Luke 19:10
10. You
will knock at the right door: of the Person of Peace and he will open the door and sup
with you, and you will transform his house into a house of prayer for all
nations. Rev. 3:20; Luke 10:5-9; Mark 11:17
11. You
must know that you do not know how to pray: “For we do not know how we ought
to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for
words. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
Romans 8:26,27
12. But
with the help of the Holy Spirit, we can intercede for the 1. saints and 2. for
those who have rule and authority over us and 3. for the peace of our city and
4. healing of our land that was cursed.
13. Who
are saints: Saints are those who have made a covenant with Father God by sacrifice
(Offering themselves for the service of Father God and then offering lost souls
as living sacrifice).” Psalm 50:5; Romans 12:1,2; 15:16; James 5:20
14.
God hears the prayers of the saints: Because they not only
pray but also, “Go out weeping (interceding), bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing their sheaves with them.” Rev.
8:3; Psalm 126:5,6
15. There
are several types of prayers mentioned for rulers in 1Tim. 2:1-4:
1) Request (Techinnah) – when a repentant soul requested
God to accept the sacrifice he was making at the altar.
2) Prayer (Tafillah=self-examination) - which the priest did
while he was washing his hands and feet at the basin before entering the Holy
Place.
3) Intercession (Bakkashot) when the priest
interceded for the nations at the altar of incense, as the incense came from
many nations.
4)
Thanksgiving (Hodayah) – the people standing in
the outer court raised their hands and gave thanks to God for accepting their
offering.
5)
Communing (Davening) - When Jesus prayed, he did
not ask for anything but communed with His Father.
6) And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives and pray unto
the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. Jeremiah 29:7
7) Praying for the healing of the Land: Solomon offered a huge
sacrifice after God declared Jerusalem Temple as “House of Sacrifice (Beth
Zebach)” and then declared “If My people who are called by My name will humble
themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I
will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.” Genesis
3:17; 2Chron. 7: 5,12,14
8) Result: “The earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the water covers the sea” and “All the
kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdom of our Lord and His Christ and
He will reign forever. And we will shout “Blessed is the nation whose God
is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!” Hab. 2:14; Rev.
11:15; Psalm 33:12
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