Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 Prayer isn’t about changing God’s mind. Prayer is about changing our minds. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He told them, “Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven Matthew 6:9–10.
Prayer is getting God’s will on earth, not our will in Heaven. Prayer is not pulling God our way; it is pulling us His way. Jesus said, “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you” Matthew 18:19.
Our prayers need to be aligned with the will of God. But the point is that praying together makes all the difference in the world. There is power in unified prayer. “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ” Galatians 6:2. Don’t do life alone. Don’t try to be a solo Christian.
When we pray, “May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven,” we’re saying that we long for the day when we’ll be in Heaven, in the presence of the Lord. But we’re also saying that we long for the day when Jesus will come back to this earth again, “Lord, I want Your rule in my life. I want You to take charge of my life. I want to give You the master key of every door in my house. I want to give You all my passwords. I want You to have access to everything.”
Jesus gave us this template for prayer to encourage us to pray. And we need to pray about everything.
- greg laurie
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