Let Us Pray ( 11)

“TEACH me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. 12: I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore,” ( Ps 86: 11,12).

“To fear Your name” means to give reverence to God, and wholehearted reverence means appreciating God and honouring him in all areas of life. We need to show our loyalty to him in every part of our lives, not just in going to church. If we reverence God with our whole heart, then our work, relationships, use of money, and desires will be in keeping with his will.

“Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me,” ( Ps 86: 17).

It is right to pray for a sign of God’s goodness. As David found, it may be just what we need. But let us not overlook the signs he has already given: the support of family and friends, the fellowship of other Christians, the light of each new day. We can be confident that he knows our situation no matter how desperate it becomes, and he cares.

Read 1Jn 4: 7- 19— God is Love. “God is love,” ( 1Jn 4: 8).

John says: ‘ God is love,” not “Love is God.” Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right to sacrifice moral principles and others’ rights in order to obtain such “love.” But that is not real love; it is the exact opposite – selfishness! God is not that kind of “love.”

Real love is like God, who is holy, just and perfect. If we truly know God, we will love as he does.

Read 1Jn 4: 9,10. Love explains:

• Why God creates – because he loves, he creates people to love.

• Why God cares – because he loves them, he cares for sinful people.

• Why we are free to choose – God wants a loving response from us.

• Why Christ died – his love for us caused him to seek a solution to the problem of sin.

• And why we receive eternal life – God’s love expresses itself to us forever.

Before You Start Praying:

• Position yourself and mind to receiving answers to your prayers

• Be expectant

“I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word,” ( Ps 119: 147). “… in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation,” ( Ps 5: 3)

God is our Father and Friend ( Read 1Jn 1: 1- 4)

“And these things we write to you that your joy may be full,” ( 1Jn 1: 4).

Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me,” ( Ps 86: 17)