What is prayer?

“And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, …” Luke 11:2(KJV)

Prayer can be simply defined as communicating with God. If prayer is communicating with God, then prayer is not thinking, neither is it meditation. Therefore, if you are praying you must be talking. In otherwords you cannot say that you are praying in your mind.

In Luke 11:1 the Bible says, “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” In the verse we just read, the disciples of Jesus asked Him to teach them to pray. That means that you can be taught how to pray.

Jesus went on to say in Luke 11:2 saying, “When ye pray, say, …” In teaching the disciples on how to pray, Jesus said when they pray, they should say, that means when we pray we talk, we speak words. We don’t pray in our minds, but we open our mouths and talk when we pray. So if you are not saying anything, you are not praying.

In John 17:1 the Bible says, “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:” From this verse, we see that when Jesus prayed, He said, He spoke words from His mouth which was heard. So in conclusion we see that prayer is talking to God, not thinking or meditating.

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you because you always hear me when I pray. Therefore I know that if I ask any thing according to your will, you will hear me, therefore, I receive all that I ask of you today in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further study
Hosea 14:2, Matthew 7:7,11, Matthew 21:22, 1 Kings 3:5.

Doing the Word
Today open your mouth and confidently ask the Father for whatsoever you desire of Him.