How to pray

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

From our opening scripture, Jesus in teaching the principles of prayer to His disciples said to them, “When ye pray, say, …” This means that if you are not speaking or talking when it is time to pray, it simply means that you are not praying.

There are some Christians who practice what they call, silent prayer. The Bible doesn't teach us to pray silent prayers. If you are not talking, you are not praying as far as God is concerned. Jesus is showing us how to pray to the Father the Biblical way.

This means that when we pray we ought to utter words, in other words you must be talking. As long as your mouth is shut during the time of prayer, you are not praying. It does not matter how long you have been practicing such, it is time for you to begin to pray rightly.

Every time Jesus prayed, He spoke words. He never prayed in His mind, His words were so clear that those around Him when He prayed heard the words that He spoke. The most detailed prayer of Jesus documented in the Bible is found in the book of John 17:1-26, and in John 17:1, the Bible says, “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, …” Showing us that Jesus practiced what He was teaching His disciples to do, He always spoke words when He prayed. Therefore, do likewise.

INSTRUCTION
Today pray Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 3:16, Philippians 1:9 and Colossians 1:9 for yourself.

For further study read:
1 Samuel 2:1, 2 Kings 20:2, Matthew 26:39,42,44,
Acts 16:25.

DOING THE WORD
Practice the Bible way to pray.