A Life of Prayer
Did you know that Jesus was fully God and fully man? Luke emphasizes His humanity, especially His life of prayer. If Jesus, in His divine wisdom, saw the importance of seeking God through prayer, how much more should we? In fact, there are 15 accounts of Jesus praying in the gospels, with 11 of those recorded in the book of Luke.
How Then Do We Pray?
Thankfully, Jesus also is very clear on how we should pray. It’s a very famous passage of Scripture so you may have heard it before:
This, then, is how you should pray:
Matthew 6:9-13 NIV
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.”
To break it down, start with recognizing God’s sovereignty and praising Him. (Hallowed be your name) Ask for His will to be done. Talk about your daily needs and trust Him to provide. Ask for forgiveness and take a moment to forgive others. Ask for deliverance from temptation.
Your prayer doesn’t have to only be The Lord’s Prayer word-for-word, but it gives us the template for our prayers. A great Bible word study is to search for all the places you see prayer talked about in the book of Luke. Let’s start building a life of prayer today!
