Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth ( Psalm 145:18).Ĭall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know ( Jeremiah 33:3). Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus( 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).ĭevote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful ( Colossians 4:2).īe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer ( Romans 12:12). Scripture is clear prayer is vital in the life of faith. God’s Word calls us to be faithful in prayer ( Romans 12:12), and promises He will be near when we call ( Psalm 145:18). What an adventure, to join in what God is doing in the journey of other believers! What Does the Bible Say about the Importance of Prayer? As we seek God’s heart for each other, self-interest fades, and we long to see our Savior work in the lives of others-growing and strengthening our co-laborers in Kingdom work. There is a special intimacy between believers as they pray together. Prayer draws us closer to God and to fellow believers in Christ Jesus. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus ( Philippians 1:3-6). He opens his letter to the Philippian believers by expressing joy in prayer: I thank my God every time I remember you. The apostle Paul found great joy in praying, or interceding, for his friends in the faith. Prayer is a holy privilege as we become part of what God is doing in another’s life. The Bible teaches that we are to lay our anxiousness before Him in prayers and petitions ( Philippians 4:6-7), and God’s peace will sustain and guard our troubled spirits. Do we long to know the mind and heart of God? The key is to be still before Him ( Psalm 46:10) and to linger in His presence. Prayer aligns our hearts with our Creator and Sustainer and can become a treasured time of personal worship. Because of what Jesus did for us on the cross-taking the penalty for our sin in the shedding of His blood-we can enter the Most Holy Place, something allowed only by the High Priest in Old Testament times. When we belong to God, through saving faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, we have the unique opportunity and honor to approach Him in beautiful and sacred communion. Why is prayer important? Prayer is an incredible, and at times, an overlooked blessing for the child of God.
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