What is prayer?Jesus Christ, God in the flesh descended to earth to save people, left us many teachings, recorded in the Gospels.Much has been written about it and pray.And the whole Bible tells us of the righteous, who offered up their petitions to God.What does the prayer for the people now?How to do it?This will be discussed today.
When should you pray?
That's how modern man - the attitude of most people to prayer today is the same as a "first aid".Something happened, someone got sick, you have to go to the exam - urgently need to turn to God.And if all is well - not very much and need prayer.
Jesus Christ in the Gospel of students answered the question of how to pray.It is known to all the prayer "Our Father."What does the word "Father"?This is an old word for "father."
That is, if you are a Christian, if you truly believe in God and strive to live righteously, the Bible says that He - your father.Have you applied to your earthly parents only when you feel bad, something happened, we need the money?If so, very sorry for him - between you no real sincere relations, you just use it.
And if God - our heavenly Father, our Father, we need to refer to it every day.For the true believer's prayer - a vital necessity, which gives strength, wisdom, fills the heart with love and reverence.
For most people far from God and the Church, never open the Gospel, prayer is like a spell, you want to read, to wish.This approach is nothing to do with Christianity does not have!What is "the prayer of Jesus Christ from the damage," "Prayer for sale apartments"?These issues are now often be heard from different people, and they are to talk to God as to a conspiracy, mantras, and so on. N. And it's very sad.
What words should include prayer?
Jesus Christ left us an example.In the Gospel it is written as the disciples came to his teacher and asked about what He taught them to pray.Then Jesus spoke, and known to all the "Our Father."But it is not finished the prayer, you want to automatically repeat every day 40 times - it is an example that we should use.He wrote in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6, from 9 to 13 verse.
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Let us analyze this prayer line by line and think about the meaning of the rows of the holy Gospel (is a modern translation of the Russian Bible Society):
9th verse: "Pray like this: Our Father who lives in heaven, is a holy ThyName. "
- God - our heavenly Father, we praise (Holy) His name, we thank Him for all that we have.
the 10th verse: "Let thy kingdom come, let Your will be done on earth as in heaven."
- We submit to the will of our Creator.This is especially important, because sometimes we do not know what we ask of God.For example, you can pray: "God, give me a car" - but the Lord sees the future - by car you beat to death a year after its purchase.And because the machine does not allow you to God, and you are disappointed that he did not answer your prayer, not even knowing that your life is saved.So submit and humble yourself before the will of God.
11th verse: "our daily bread Give us this day."
- You can pray for permission to their problems.Prayer to Jesus Christ for help in work, school, family life and other matters did not blasphemed God - this is your "daily bread."
verse 12: "Forgive us all our trespasses, as we forgive those who owe us."
- In prayer, forgive all who have offended you, and you did something bad.Then God will forgive your sins.
13th verse: "And do not expose us to the test, but deliver us from the villain. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
- asked God for strength to fight against sin, thank Him for everything.
This should be a real prayer.Jesus hears your words!
