March 16, 2020

March 16

Running with Jesus

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

     Didn't think we would ever run out of chapter 10! We did and where was the first place we ran with Jesus, "Prayer". Now let's listen closely to what was being said, Luke recorded for us!  "And it came to pass when He ceased, they must have heard or watched, or observed this prayer life. They wanted what He had!

      When we moved to Bethel and I started going to the ladies Bible Study. I didn't realize what God was teaching me about the Bible and prayer. Mrs. Dorothy Hardin would find a prayer in one of the books of the Bible. It is filled with people talking with God. She used them to teach us how to pray. In the books of Paul you find a prayer usually at the beginning. Paul would say I never cease to pray for you and then tell what he prayed for them.  I learned to pray different scriptures for different needs. In Job we find Satan told God He had a hedge around Job, so we learned to pray and ask God to put a hedge around our children.

      You need to notice prayer was an important part in everyone who did work for God. Jesus prayed why do we think we don't need to. I wish we could learn to be as committed as the religions that don't know the only living God. Shame on us! 

Father, help us to learn to pray. Show us how as the disciples ask, "Teach us to pray"!

Tomorrow: As we run with Jesus He will show us more about how to talk to our Father! Don't stop now our marathon is still on!

Judy Hollaway

Originally penned 2015