The Daily Fountain Devotional Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 24 March 2025 – TOPIC: ACCEPTABLE PATTERN OF PRAYER
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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025
TOPIC: ACCEPTABLE PATTERN OF PRAYER
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly. 7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
[b]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
THE MESSAGE:
Prayer is a common practice across religions, with varying rules and regulations. The common factor among all persons who pray is the desire to get their prayers answered. Jesus, in today’s passage, teaches about the principles that will bring answers to prayer. He first taught that the three things that will disqualify our prayers are:
a) making a public show of prayers (verse 6), like the hypocrites in Matthew 6:5
(b) having a mindset that repetition of words or phrases during prayers, like the gentiles, will bring quick answers (verse 7)
(c) Failure to forgive those who offend us (verses 14-15).
Jesus taught that prayer is based on relationship with the Father, who knows our needs and is committed to providing them. He enjoins us to praise and hallow God, pray for the expansion of His Kingdom on earth, our daily needs, forgiveness of our sins and protection from all evil. Do you want answers to your prayers? Develop a relationship with God through the born again experience and follow these Jesus’ teachings on prayer. If you do these, you will certainly have great testimonies in your prayer life.
PRAYER: Dear, Lord, please teach me to pray to Your glory in Jesus’ Name, Amen
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