Heavenly Prayer

I would like to talk to you today about

Heavenly Prayer. Prayer is not making

demands on God with a list of needs or

errands that need to be run for the day.

Prayer is fellowship with God. Prayer is

sharing our needs and the desire of our

hearts with Him.

Moses entered the Tabernacle to speak

with God. He separated himself from all

others where he could be with God alone.

Jesus tells us where God can be found

when he calls us to “enter into our prayer

closets.” When you pray, expect God to

meet with you, that you may have direct

communion with Him, and He with you.

Listen to His voice. He longs to speak

with you. Confess your faults. “Your

heavenly Father knows what needs you

have before you ask him.” (Matthew 6:8)

Freedom and joy can only become

personal after we have praised Him and

confessed our failures. If you have prayed

to be like Jesus, you can expect

persecution and misunderstandings such

as he endured. Only then can he teach

you something of his tenderness and

gentleness that you may learn how to

intercede with others and to bear one

another’s burdens. If you pray to become

one with him, it may mean that friends

will forsake you, and that you might walk

alone in fellowship with him.

Father, may we find the true joy of

fellowship through prayer with our Lord

today.

Amen.