Lord, Teach Me to Pray- Ch.1

• it is His design that the prayer of His people should be the means by which He is frequently moved to act.
• “The effectve fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much”(James 5:16)
• The Bible details at least 5 reasons we ought to pray:

1. PRAYER IS COMMANDED
2. IT IS A SIN NOT TO PRAY
3. PRAYER GIVES GLORY TO GOD
4. PRAYER ALIGNS US WITH GOD'S PURPOSES
5. PRAYER RESULTS IN ANSWERS

• He (Samuel) acknowledged his responsibility to pray for them because he understood that prayer is a duty, and the neglect of prayer is therefore a sin.
• God doesn’t answer our prayers for our benefit only; He answers them primarilyfor His own pleasure and glory.
• Our attitude should be, “How can I get involved in praying for as much as I possibly can so that I often see God display His divine power, mercy, grace, love, and all His other attributes?”
• So pray that God will manifest Himself in your life and the lives of those you pray for so that He may be glorified in you.
• In other words, the primary issue in prayer is not obtaining what you want but allowing God to display His glory.
• When you begin to seek God’s purposes in your prayers, your heart will be aligned with His will. That’s when you will really begin to see your prayers fulfilled.
• God answers prayers and that alone should be reason enough to pray.