Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches about prayer. Prayer is the best and most important thing we can do every day. It's our personal and private time with God. Jesus makes it clear that using generic or repetitive language is a pagan practice and should not be used in Christian prayer. It's simple to get caught up in mindless platitudes, using the same lines in our prayers repeatedly rather than reflecting on them or allowing them to flow from the spirit. When we pray, we should be focused on God and give Him the respect He deserves, for He knows what we need before we ask Him. God doesn't require, desire, or demand endless repetitions of prayers. He doesn't need to hear us in fancy and precise language. We do, however, need to communicate with modesty and authenticity. Long before we ask, God already understands what we need. He will hear, comprehend, and respond when we talk to Him simply and directly. Although He already knows what is in our hearts and minds, as such a good and loving Father, he desires that we speak with Him about everything. Don't let today pass you by without praying. Our Father is waiting for us to talk to Him in prayers!
1 Peter 1:9
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Joshua 2:6
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Titus 2:5
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Mark 5:36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.