June 9 - Prayer
Pray in secret. Pray to the Father. Do not stand in the church and on the street corners and pray that man may see you. This does not bring glory to God. It brings glory to yourself. God already knows my needs. He simply wants to hear me ask. Flowery words need not be used. God knows. Babbling with many words will not cause God to listen anymore than He listens to earnest prayers. The praying in secret may seem to conflict with yesterday's reading and insights, but I believe the key to verse 5 is that hypocrites 'love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men.' They aren't praying to communicate with God or to bring glory to him with their words. They are praying to be seen by men. HUGE difference.
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I just read this one the other day, too. :)
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