Prayer

I have always known that prayer is an important, if not an essential, part of my relationship with God. For you see prayer everywhere when you read the Bible. Not just in the New Testament either, in both Old and New. The Old Testament prophets were constantly talking with God, asking for help and guidance.

Prayer appears to be very important within the New Testament as well. In Acts we see Paul prays constantly:

"When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed," (Acts 20:37, NIV), and "When it was time to leave, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray," (Acts 21:5, NIV).

These are two separate verses where we see Paul praying has he spends time with the other believers. Not only do the apostles and disciples pray, but Jesus himself is constantly praying to His father, God, who is also our father. If Jesus found prayer, conversation with God, so important in His life than prayer should be just as important in our lives as believers in Jesus and God.

TNT,
Words by Ali

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