Have you ever felt like getting a theological dictionary out when you are listening to someone pray? There are a lot of prayers offered in public that unfortunately sound like the speaker ate a thesaurus before getting up to pray. It is easy to succumb to the temptation of ‘praying up’ to the congregation. The acceptable cliches, the appropriate sentiments, the sonorous tones, the well-pitched fervency, all become tools to win approval, and perhaps, to compete with the chap who led in prayer last week. - DA Carson What is the point of praying this way? Only to be seen by men. God sees it too, but He doesn’t answer it. There is usually no work left for Him to do anyway, as our credits of self-righteousness make us think were ok. “Lord, I thank thee that I am not like other men...” , what exactly is God supposed to do with that kind of prayer?! Could our ‘unanswered’ prayers be a result of the fact that the majority of the time, we spend more time ‘performing’ our prayers, than actually praying to God like He is listening? Matthew 6:5-8
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:12:16 +0000