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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

As the disciples saw Him pray  and they remembered that none can pray like him,  we can understand the disciples in Matthew 6, saying  “Lord, teach us to pray”. There is something about the Lord’s prayer that touched them.  I wish we had the words that were said, but all we have is what is mentioned in Matthew 6 at this point.  When we think about all he is, and has done, and think about Him being our life, we feel confident that if we just ask that He would take us into a closer fellowship with Himself.  In that close fellowship we expect Him to teach us to pray as He only can pray.

This is based on some portion from the book With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray.

Moses the Man of Prayer

These are quotes from The Inner Chamber by Andrew Murray on Moses the man of prayer.

Moses’ Prayers—In Egypt, from his first call, Moses prayed.  He asked God what he was to say to the people, Exodus 3:11-13.   He told Him all his weakness, and besought Him to be relieved of his mission, 4:1-13.   When the people reproached him that their burdens were increased, he went and told God, 5:22, and he made known to Him all his fears, 6:12.  This was his first training.  Out of this was born his power in prayer when, time after time, Pharaoh asked him to entreat the Lord for him, and deliverance came at Moses’ request (8:8-9, 12,etc)

Think of the place God had in Moses’ life, as the God who had sent him, the God to whom he was totally devoted, the God who had promised to be with him, and who would and did always help him when he prayed.

Now for the practical application:  How to learn to pray like Moses?  We cannot secure this grace by an act of the will.  Out first lesson must be the sense of impotence.  Then grace will work it in us, slowly and surely, if we give ourselves into its training.  But though the training will be gradual, there is one thing that can be done at once. We can at once decide to give ourselves to this life and take up the right position.  Do this now.  Take the decision, to LIVE ENTIRELY TO BE A CHANNEL FOR GOD’S BLESSING TO FLOW THROUGH YOU TO THE WORLD.  TAKE THE STEP.  If need be, take ten minutes for deliberate thought.  Accept the Divine appointment, and take up some object of intercession.