But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 HCSB
Prayer is a private interaction with our lover God. He is jealous for our affection and wants it all to Himself. It is also good for us to learn to love the Lord our God with our whole heart.
When Jesus walked the earth He would escape to a quiet place to pray. Except for the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the prelude to that time where John writes out His prayers, the other gospels do not reveal much of what He prayed.
However, Jesus told the disciples how to pray when He gave the the Lord's Prayer. Unfortunately we pray it like route, not with the intent it was given. In it are all the ingredients: praise to the Father for all He is, a prayer that His kingdom would come, a prayer for provision, a prayer for forgiveness, and a prayer for deliverance from evil. A good prayer time in the making. Amen!
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