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Praying in secret
Sermon on the Mount
Lord, you said, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” I seek you now.
Jeremiah 29:13
Spirit of truth, guide me into all the truth.
John 16:13
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Psalm 63:1
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
- Jesus says, “Go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen.” When did you last meet with him alone, with the door shut?
- Are your prayers ever more for the people listening than for the Father?
- He warns against babbling and many words. Do your prayers become words you say without your heart in them?
His word
Jesus, you said, “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
Receive
I close the door and come to you. I trust that you know what I need.
Thanks
Thank you, Father, that you see me in secret and hear me. Amen.