Lord, Teach Me to Pray

 "Whenever our Lord prayed, things happened."

I read that sentence in PRAYER The Real Battle, a booklet written by Brother Andrew and Al Janssen.  They went on to exclaim,

 "No wonder the disciples asked Him ... "Lord, teach us to pray" (see Luke 11:1).

Surely, most followers of Jesus do pray.  But how effective do you feel those prayers are?  Not to minimize anyone's heartfelt prayers, but even speaking for myself, has the room ever shaken like an earthquake when you've prayed either as an individual or with a care group or even as a whole congregation of God's people?

When Peter and John and a gathering of other believers prayed for them to

 "continue to speak [God's] word with all boldness while "God did signs and wonders; ... the place in which they gathered together was shaken" (see Acts 4:30-31).

In another instance, Paul and Silas had been imprisoned in Philippi.  They'd been praying and singing hymns, when ...

"Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken ..." (Acts 16:25-26).

I love it when God does things like this.  It's like He gets the last laugh for His people.

The repercussions were a jailor and his household coming to Christ.  Perhaps even some of the fellow prisoners, who incidently had not run away when their chains had shaken off, came to Christ too.  We don't know as we are not told.  The point is the direct result of Paul and Silas' praying and praising despite their plight.

So, on a sclae of 1-10, brothers and sisters-in-Christ, 10 being the most, how often do you pray constantly for God's will to be done on earth?

Yes, we pray but is it a list?  A list of my will to be done?  Or do we actually ask our Heavenly Father to do His will here on earth. 

I hang my head.  I admit to a very low score.

But this rating can change.  If we remind ourselves, saying those words, "Your will be done, Father, here on earth as well as in heaven" and mean it with sincere heart, we may get some shake ups.

God's divine power may move for us.  Let's ask the Lord,

 "Lord, teach me to pray."  

Do what it takes to move your rating, at least one number closer to 10, the booklet authors encourage.

Let's be more God's kingdom-minded in our prayers.  See then how He works to breakdown Satan's strongholds in our lives and elsewhere around the globe, for the furtherance of the true gospel and our relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Get in touch with God your Heavenly Father and pray,

"Lord, teach me to pray."

                                                   ~  ERC  July 2026  ~

Based on Luke 11:1; ACTS 4:30 & 31 and 6:25-26 and PRAYER The Real Battle, Chapter 1, by Brother Andrew and Al Janssen.

Sing, Sweet Hour of Prayer, along with Alan Jackson of Grace Bible Church.  Here is also a call to earnest, earthshattering type of prayer ...  it is about 10 minutes in length but just watch/listen to the pathos.  RISE Prayer Warriors RISE!    Re: spiritual warfare.