"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward"
Matthew 6: 5 (New King James Version)
How many of us make sure we spend our time in personal prayer ? This is the verse that the Lord revealed to me for tuesday...but owing to my laziness and ill health I was not able to send it out . But the Lord taught me so much regarding this over the past few days. Praise the Lord that we have such a loving and merciful Father !
Some of us when called to sing for a concert would spend days together practicing ...some of us would go as a group teaching and working together in fellowships whenever required..... But here is the thing .... None of this can ever ever ever be a substitute for personal time with the Lord !!
Many of us find it so easy to do things as a group... We go to church on Sunday and think "Ok im good for this week !!" No no no .....
Prayer does not have to be fancy words and all.... In fact we read in verse 7 " And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words." God looks at our heart... He knows our every thought .... Verse 8 says "For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him" Isnt that wonderful ? We need to keep checking ourselves and understand why are we doing things ... Its always needs to be for the glory of God ! Not for the world ! We also need to understand that we dare not touch the glory that belongs to Him . If we have started slipping in terms of our personal prayer life then its time to get back on track before its too late .
Some people have asked me "How can someone pray for half an hour ? I can just pray for only 5 minutes ! " ...
I can drink a glass of water !! PRAISE THE LORD !!! Sounds out of context ? Here is the thing... I have had such high fever for the past few days that I could not even retain a small gulp of water !! But by God's grace today I can drink a complete glass of water !! Praise the Lord ! Our entire lifetime would not be enough to spend time in His presence and thank Him !!! We take so many things for granted ... We forget how blessed we are...we forget that God's constant protection and hand is upon us .... That even being able to drink a glass of water is such a blessing !!
I pray that today the Lord will open our eyes and touch our hearts to understand the magnitude of how blessed we are ....how its all by His grace and His grace alone. Lets not be doing things to be seen of the world.... In the secret, in the quiet place...lets meet with our Lord and just tell Him how much we love Him.
God Bless
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