In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how Paul and the other
believers responded as the Holy Spirit revealed that Paul’s life was headed towards imprisonment and death. As we looked at how the early church took their concerns toGod in prayer, we also looked at what prayer is and the role it should play in our lives.
Often times we think of prayer as simply talking to God or asking for things. While these are aspects of biblical prayer, we learned
from Paul’s example that prayer includes
elements of thanksgiving, worship and submission. Paul’s life served as an example of what it looks like to pray to God in trust and submission as he ultimately put his life in the Father’s hands and continued to live out the mission that God had set before him even when the journey became hard and dangerous.
What things do you typically include in your prayers to God? Do you believe you have freedom to approach God in prayer anytime and any place? How is God challenging you to grow in your personal prayer life?
